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Episode: Ep3877_BardsFM Morning - The Tree of Liberty
Description: In a letter to William Stephens Smith, the son-in-law of John Adams, dated November 13, 1787, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." These words came from the first hand knowing of the cost of war and the blood that had to be spilled. Our veterans know this cost; they understand these words not as words but as a way of life. The wisdom of war was unavoidable in the colonial days. Today, the wisdom of war rests with the few that have served. Honor the many...