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.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a detail from the entrance door of Casa Josep Padró in Barcelona, Spain.
Location: The door is located at Carrer de Trafalgar 39 in Barcelona.
Architect: It was designed by architect Antoni Costa i Guardiola around 1900.
Style: The entrance is a prime example of Catalan Modernism, a local variant of the Art Nouveau movement.
Features: It features intricate wood carvings, wrought iron grilles with organic motifs, and a sculpted stone head above the arch.
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ReplyDeleteThe stone head has ears reminiscent of a certain American president.
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