"The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm."

- Confucius

Matthew 10:16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves."
Matthew 10:17 "But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;"

- Book of Matthew, Holy Bible
Perhaps the point of all these challenges in the land mass styled "United States" is to craft one's own unique path to freedom, liberty, security, and prosperity through a mix of theory and application of law, economics, and spirituality?