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.
Whenever I see an ancient Medieval walled town, I think about how BAD the "good old days" must have been.
ReplyDeleteThe way things are going in Europe walled cities might come back into fashion.
DeleteI'll bet walls around the place in town...
DeleteNeeds a 100 foot wide x 20 foot deep moat filled with crocs and fresh water sharks and piranhas and moccasins, then it would be a worthy compound.
ReplyDeleteThe moat is still there...
Deleteactually, a rounder of oversized porkers would be as useful as a moat.
DeleteBetter like your neighbors.
ReplyDeleteHey, where's Ezio Auditore da Firenze?
ReplyDeleteHe's enjoying the afternoon with Sofia.
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@ Andy. Why? the Europeans will just let the enemies inside the walls through the front gate. Likely even hire them as guards. -Generic
ReplyDeleteLove those old forts, quite the places.
ReplyDelete" I dig you the moat-----"
ReplyDeleteIt was built by the Sienese between 1214 and 1219 as a defensive outpost during conflicts with Florence.
ReplyDeleteThe town is situated on a natural hillock and features a formidable ring of walls with 14 square towers.
Dante Alighieri compared the sight of its towers to "horrific giants" in his Divine Comedy.
The area is located near the Chianti wine region and is surrounded by vineyards and olive trees.