The idea of giving a colossal representation of republican virtues to a "sister" republic across the sea served as a focus for the republican cause against other politicians.
LOL! The Reagan's of their time?
Good for them!
Thank you for going to the trouble of explaining it to me.
:-D
20 posted on 11/16/2006 5:36:09 PM PST by fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)