Was I wrong, Sir, in thinking this a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America?”

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“She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage.”…”but their wounds however small, are decisive and fatal:—Conscious of this, she never wounds til she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of stepping on her.—Was I wrong, Sir, in thinking this a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America?”

Benjamin Franklin

Washington State Directorate Jay Inslee: “The president is fomenting domestic rebellion”… — The Last Refuge

Some language, some very specific wording, has a very specific meaning in the United States of America. One of those words is “rebellion”; and it carries a deeper meaning to a nation of American citizens born into the idea of individual rights, liberty and freedom. All of the various restrictions coming from state governors in […]

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