Today the Gadsden flag flutters at Castle Argghhh!235 years ago... Stand your ground! Don't fire unless fired upon! But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here! Captain John Parker's orders to his troops. Like many good quotes, probably apocryphal - but part of the mythos, regardless, and captures the spirit of the restive residents of Massachusetts. BY the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And...
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Apr 19 2010, 08:02 AM
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