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The Tree of Liberty: A Memorial Day Message
MSMB ^ | May 25, 2026 | Rob W. Case

Posted on 05/25/2026 6:29:00 PM PDT by Making_Sense [Rob W. Case]

In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Adams’s Son-in-law, wrote, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” This was not, by any means, just a cavalier comment. Thomas Jefferson, along with George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and others, as stoic observers of history, experienced firsthand the reality, depth and dimension behind the need to petition a King, the need to confront his empire, and the cost of confronting that empire for independence and freedom.

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1 posted on 05/25/2026 6:29:00 PM PDT by Making_Sense [Rob W. Case]
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To: Making_Sense [Rob W. Case]

For a long time, there WAS a tree, in Boston, where the men met and talked.They named it “The Liberty Tree”.


2 posted on 05/25/2026 8:30:48 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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