"Pancho Villa - man and myth " Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Jul 2016 10:06 p.m. PST |
"First up is of course Pancho Villa. "Pancho Villa," people whispered at the beginning of the 20th century, "can march 100 miles without stopping, live 100 days without food, go 100 nights without sleep, and kill 100 men without remorse."
Was he a revolutionary or just a bandit? Probably a bit of both, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt and plump for mostly revolutionary. In his best revolutionary rhetoric he said:
"My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to know what real liberty means. And if I could bring that about today by giving up my life, I would do it gladly."…"
More here
balkandave.blogspot.com.ar Amicalement
Armand |
| WarWizard | 24 Jul 2016 9:28 a.m. PST |
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jurgenation  | 24 Jul 2016 11:27 a.m. PST |
Started Rebel ..then pure Bandit.great reading though. |
| Tango01 | 24 Jul 2016 3:09 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it boys!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Henry Martini | 24 Jul 2016 5:19 p.m. PST |
Umm… I don't want to rain on Dave's parade (again :-), but that's Zapata on the right, and Villa is the figure on the left that's been demoted to mere standard bearer. Villa is actually intended to be encouraging los muchachos with an extended right hand. |
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