Mike

“would undoubtedly be that no amount of Old Charter bourbon could burn away the terror of those three horrific days at the beginning of July, 1863.”
― Alan Simon, Gettysburg, 1913: The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion

“This may seem absurd – after all, the motives are good.  But you may also wish to remember the parable of the cooked frog.  When dropped into boiling water, the frog jumped out and fled – scalded, but alive; when dropped into a slowly heating pot, the frog stayed put until it was too late.  And the cook had boiled frog for dinner.  It is rare for freedoms to be lost overnight.  Instead, they are traded away, piece by piece, until it is too late. -Professor Leo Caesius, Authority, Power and the Post-Imperial Era”
― Christopher Nuttall, Semper Fi