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To: NoLibZone

Decatur, Where are you?


11 posted on 09/13/2012 1:09:35 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (Semper Fi. Who knew??)
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To: bunkerhill7

If you want powder, you’ll have to take our balls with it.”

-Stephen Decatur, to a Barbary pirate who wanted two bags of gunpowder as tribute.


22 posted on 09/13/2012 2:14:43 PM PDT by JewishRighter
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