And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Ah, Cornwall. Known for mining and piracy. An ancestor came to the US to be a mine captain, so probably did a lot of mining back in the old country and not so much piracy.
And 20' tides. Most of Cornwall was originally a cargo cult, who lived off the leftovers washed up from shipwrecks on the rocky coats, until they switched to smuggling and piracy to save time and lock in guaranteed income.
Surf's up.
ReplyDeleteI think the problem of "Splat" against the stone cliffs reduces the interest for surfing in Cornwall.
ReplyDeleteDepends where you are in Cornwall, some of the finest surfing beaches in the world to be found there.
DeleteAh, Cornwall. Known for mining and piracy. An ancestor came to the US to be a mine captain, so probably did a lot of mining back in the old country and not so much piracy.
ReplyDeleteKiller waves.
ReplyDeleteAnd 20' tides.
DeleteMost of Cornwall was originally a cargo cult, who lived off the leftovers washed up from shipwrecks on the rocky coats, until they switched to smuggling and piracy to save time and lock in guaranteed income.