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.
I want to know why he was awarded a high Finnish award (Finnish Iron Cross?) as a "volunteer firefighter in Helsinki." That he was fluent in Russian, in Finland, during The Winter War makes one go "Hummm?"
A man who really knew the sounds someone makes as their life ends violently. Wouldn't want to be a target of his back in the days of WW2 when he was in secret operations.
He played that part to a T.
ReplyDeleteIn real life, one the bigger bad asses of the twentieth century. Read up on him. His real life is amazing almost unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteTrue. +1
DeleteI want to know why he was awarded a high Finnish award (Finnish Iron Cross?) as a "volunteer firefighter in Helsinki." That he was fluent in Russian, in Finland, during The Winter War makes one go "Hummm?"
DeleteAlso, the non ghey wizard
ReplyDeleteWas Radagast ghey too?
DeleteHow wonderful to have a "K". There's a lot of them around though....not always for the best reasons. Steve_in_Ottawa
ReplyDeleteLoved him playing Dracula in Hammer Horror films when I was young. Apparently a very intelligent and nice bloke.
ReplyDeleteA man who really knew the sounds someone makes as their life ends violently.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't want to be a target of his back in the days of WW2 when he was in secret operations.