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By Andrey Rublev (?-?1430), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
In a lonely castle upon a remote island, Sir Lancelot’s wanderings brought him once more into the presence of the elusive cup of Christ’s blood.
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By Henry R. Robinson, via the Library of Congress and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
The tighter the US Government’s stranglehold on dissent grew, the harder Daniel Webster fought for freedom of speech.
By Daniel Turner (fl. 1802-1817), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
On his way to war-torn France, William Wordsworth passed through London and was overwhelmed by the quiet of the early morning.
by Don Troiani (1949-), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain image.
Edmund Burke told the House of Commons that the American colonies’ refusal to be dictated to by Westminster was the very spirit that had made the Empire great.
By William Blake Richmond (1842-1921), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Classical Greece has been an inspiration to every generation because she stands for the triumph of liberty and reason over prejudice and power.
Photo by George E. Koronais, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
The supreme arts and literature of ancient Athens all sprang from the State’s refusal to interfere in the life of the citizen.