The Tree of Liberty

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God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion occurring again. The people cannot always be well informed, nor can they remain so indefinitely. Discontent grows in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, a condition that precedes death to public liberty. And what country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people possess the spirit of resistance? Let them take up arms and fight for their rights. The remedy lies in setting them right as to the facts, pardoning and pacifying them. What significance is a few lives lost over the course of a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants, nourishing it naturally. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father In these trying times that test men's souls, it would serve us all to recall the words of our forefathers. So that these words, on which this nation was founded, do not fade from memory, I have crafted this beautiful poster as a lithophane. I hope you will print it for yourself and share its message far and wide, across every sea and shining shore.