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USA: 'Simmering Undertone of Violence' as 'Far-right Fanatics' Carry Guns
23 August 2009
New York Times, Column
"It is time to water the tree of liberty" said the sign carried by a gun-toting protester milling outside President Obama's town-hall meeting in New Hampshire two weeks ago. The Thomas Jefferson quote that inspired this message, of course, said nothing about water: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." That's the beauty of a gun — you don't have to spell out the "blood."
The protester was a nut. America has... (GunPolicy.org)