Posted on 07/28/2013 8:13:35 AM PDT by rktman
There was a time when the term "Don't tread on me" was taken seriously by the powers that be in the rest of the world when it comes to the United States of America.
Even a veiled threat from an American president had profound and lasting effects because our leaders were men who didn't issue idle warnings and diplomatic double-speak; they were ready to back up whatever they said with whatever means it took to accomplish it.
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“Don’t tread on me” has been replaced with, “Please don’t do that. Please”.
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