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Blood of Tyrants Longsleeve T-Shirt - Black


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Thomas Jefferson once said “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.”

We almost agree: Let’s just use the Blood of Tyrants.

The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston near Boston Common, in the days before the American Revolution. Ten years before the American Revolution, colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the tree. The tree became a rallying point for the growing resistance to the rule of Britain over the American colonies.

In October 1966, the Boston Herald began running stories pointing out that the only commemoration of the Liberty Tree site was a grimy plaque on a building three stories above what is now the intersection of Essex and Washington Streets. Reporter Ronald Kessler found that the plaque, a block east of Boston Common, was covered with bird droppings and obscured by a Kemp’s hamburger sign. No one in the area had even noticed the site “where America was born.” Local guidebooks did not mention it. Kessler persuaded then Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe to visit the site.

A photo of Volpe examining the plaque from a fire engine ladder appeared on page one of the 6 October 1966 edition of the Boston Herald. According to Kessler, Volpe promised to preserve the site in the form of a park with monuments, and "Edward J. Logue, the administrator of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, said the park would be a 'handsome, open space' with grass, benches, plaques explaining the history of the tree, and 'the largest elm tree that can be transported and is resistant to Dutch elm disease.'...That promise was never fulfilled."

The Boston Redevelopment Authority ultimately placed a small bronze plaque in the sidewalk across the street from the bas relief plaque. The plaque bears the inscription "Sons of Liberty, 1766; Independence of the Country, 1776." Kessler explored the subject further and presented the entire history of the Liberty Tree in "America Must Remember Boston's Liberty Tree".

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Marc S.
The Tree of Liberty!!!

This is actually my favorite. I bought it for a few friends. It’s in the mail right now on its way to them. I couldn’t agree more with what it says. I firmly believe that.

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Marc S.
What a shirt!

Very well made. The screen printing is beautiful! I bought this one for myself, and the long sleeve “History of American Defiance” for my buddy Paul at the gun shop for Christmas. He was very happy. Thank you guys for making beautiful quality gear!

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Matt Gee
Great shirt!

This is a wonderful product! It should only be the blood of tyrants.

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William Ferreira
Blood of Tyrants Longsleeve T-Shirt

Great shirt. Fits well and well made. Always class merch from your operation.
Than you

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Hugh O’Connor
Excellent

The shirts came to me in excellent condition and fit very well.