Thread by @KillmerCj

1:Some people know this is an early flag of the American Revolution. It was first unfurled in July 1775 over the American militia who, after winning the Battle of Lexington & Concord in April, laid siege against the Redcoats in Boston until the Brits abandoned the city in Mar '76

2: Lots of people don't recognize this flag. But even amongst those who know it came out of the Am. Rev., few of them know where the quote on it comes from.

3: The phrase "An Appeal to Heaven" comes from John Locke's "Second Treatise on Government," published nearly a century earlier, in 1689. The phrase is in the last chapter, titled "Dissolution of Government."

3: In that chapter, Locke addresses what one ought to do if lesser remedies aimed at getting 'your' government to back off from violating your rights fail (as they often do, unfortunately) to do the trick after many attempts.

4: Locke says that "the Conquered, or their Children, have no Court, no Arbitrator on Earth to appeal to. Then they may appeal... to Heaven, and repeat their Appeal, till they have recovered the native Right of their Ancestors."

5: By "Appeal to Heaven" (in case you don't understand 17th century English), Locke meant rolling the dice in rebellion against an oppressive, illegitimate gov't.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this installment of "Fun with Flags." ;)