The 5th of November.

Remember that the gunpowder plot was hatched by Catholics in a fervently Protestant land, under a sanctioned oppression that lasted nearly 300 years.

Remember that it is the oppressors’ holiday, but it is unclear who is celebrated.

Remember that the will of one man can outlive that man, if his actions are in concert with the will of others – even if they have yet to agree, or even if those who sympathize have yet to be born.

So sleep as the icon of noble defiance Mr. Fawkes; sleep well.

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