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.
October 1973: a friend of mine went too fast through an exit ramp when leaving the German Autobahn on his motorcycle. He was smart to throw himself and his wife off of the bike in time, but we needed a jack to remove his bike that was stuck UNDER the guardrail. They both came out unscathed. A moment now 50+ years ago that I'll never forget.
Near death, hope and pray moment or maybe a learning experience with wounds to tell another day.
ReplyDeleteAnd Bob was never seen again.
ReplyDeleteOctober 1973: a friend of mine went too fast through an exit ramp when leaving the German Autobahn on his motorcycle. He was smart to throw himself and his wife off of the bike in time, but we needed a jack to remove his bike that was stuck UNDER the guardrail. They both came out unscathed. A moment now 50+ years ago that I'll never forget.
ReplyDeleteYou never know. They put Guardrails up next to shear drops all the time.
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