"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
~Patrick Henry
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11 posted on
10/01/2013 2:04:50 PM PDT by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
I have that painting hanging in my living room. Henry is by far my FAVORITE patriot. An AMAZING book about him is “Son of Thunder”. Over 900 pages but it is an AWESOME read. You are very astute in your analogy. Ted Cruz is making history!
21 posted on
10/01/2013 3:22:31 PM PDT by
Anti-Hillary
(Soon everything in America will be "free", except it's people.)
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