Also, a silly fact that I was reminded of recently: the Boston Tea Party participants were protesting a tax on tea. Seriously--nothing noble... just some pennies on the beverage. They caused millions and millions of dollars worth of damage to do it. And they dressed up like Native Americans for, essentially, fun. They weren't fooling anyone.
No wonder this country is strange, greedy, freedom-hungry, grand, and terrible all at the same time. What a wonderful auspice to give kids when they are growing up--the true, slightly less noble version of the Boston Tea Party.
"How could you falter / when you're the Rock of Gibralter? / I had to get off the boat so I could walk on water. / This ain't no tall order. / This is nothing to me. / Difficult takes a day. / Impossible takes a week."
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