[strela]

"Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free. Go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give ya a feeling. Republic is one of those words that makes me tight in the throat. The same tightness a man gets when his baby takes his first step, or his first baby shaves, makes his first sound like a man. Some words can give ya a feeling that makes your heart warm. Republic is one of those words."

[Washington-Husky]

re post #49...

Excellent post... but where, pray tell, did that come from? (Just curious!)

[RJCogburn]

Not quite, Pilgrim

"Freedom. I like the sound of the word. It means people can come or go, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose."