Did think of entitling this"God & Country"...... still!

As part of my job, a colleague and I run a Walking Group for some of our clients. In the winter, we go to "Places of interest", 'cos the weather's SO horrible here!!

Today we took them to the Wallace Monument, which is, as you may imagine, a monument dedicated to the life & achievements of one of Scotland's most famous sons.

What follows is an excerpt from the "Declaration of Arbroath", signed in Arbroath Abbey in 1320, asserting Scotland's right to international recognition as an independent country. It is said to be a direct quote from Wallace; not QUITE what Mel Gibson said in the film, but you can see where the film speech came from!



"For, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on ANY condition be brought under English rule. It is in truth, not for glory, nor riches nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom ~ for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself".


I can tell you guys.... it brought a lump to this old cynics throat; which is why I thought I'd like to share it with you all.

DM


btw... I got a photo of Wallace's sword.... the blade alone measures 52 inches long; experts reckon this means Wallace had to be AT LEAST 6'6" tall to wield it properly..... just a WEE bit taller than Mel, huh?

DM

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