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.
The image shows the grand entrance of the Petit Palais in Paris, France, featuring its ornate golden wrought-iron gate and Beaux-Arts architecture.
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• Inaugurated: Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition (Exposition Universelle).
• Museum: It operates as the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris).
• Admission: Entry to the permanent collections is free.