Maybe ‘Live free or die’ isn’t so completely wonderful after all

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Just recently we wrote about New Hampshire’s enduring motto, “Live free or die,” and how even the most mild threat to its existence (like not including it on highway-welcome signs) provokes outrage in the state. But now the Concord Monitor comes right out and asks: “Is ‘Live free or die’ ripe for retirement?” Predictably, the writer unearths a few craggy old dudes who claim they’ll do something rash if the line is ditched. One says: “I’ve lived here for 68 years.

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