The Big Apple: “Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from August 14, 2015

“Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission”

"Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission” has been the sig line of commenter “kchrisc” on the Zero Hedge blog since at least April 2015. “Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission” was cited on Twitter on June 8, 2015.

Zero Hedge
Battlefield America: The War On The American People
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/21/2015 22:30 -0400
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COMMENTS
kchrisc
Wed, 04/22/2015 - 02:28 | 6017276kchrisc
The change you may desire resides in you, and begins with the word “no.”
Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission.

Zero Hedge
Dilbert Explains HFT
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/22/2015 15:55 -0400
(...)
COMMENTS
kchrisc
Wed, 04/22/2015 - 16:55 | 6019639kchrisc
(...)
Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission.

Twitter
Scott Goldfarb
‏@WeNeedJohnGalt
“Markets, Not Janet Yellen, Should Set Interest Rates” And Muggers shouldn’t take wallets. Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission.
#FED
9:12 PM - 8 Jun 2015

Twitter
Timothy Norton
‏@norton712
Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission
6:27 AM - 13 Jun 2015

Twitter
Crazy Truth
‏@gb_ball
LIBERTY is a DEMAND.
TYRANNY is SUBMISSION.
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS.
#CCOT
7:20 AM - 20 Jun 2015

Twitter
OkieRim
‏@OkieRim
Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission
#Liberty #Freedom #BillOfRights
9:11 PM - 3 Aug 2015

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