It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. - Samuel Adams
The Great Seal of the United States could have been this: Moses drowning a king in the Red Sea.
Benjamin Franklin pitched it in the summer of 1776, just weeks after the Declaration of Independence.
His scene: Pharaoh in his chariot, crown on his head and sword in his hand, swallowed by the returning water. Moses standing on the shore, hand outstretched, lit by a pillar of fire to show he acted on the command of God.
The motto read:
Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God
It was the entire Revolution in one image. King George was the Pharaoh. The colonists were Israel walking out of bondage. And rebellion against a tyrant was not a sin. It was obedience to a higher law.
Jefferson loved the line so much he put it on his own personal seal.
Congress set the design aside. Six years and two more committees later, the bald eagle won instead.
Focus on what you can control.
Build something. Anything.
A product. Yourself. A family. Your community. A team. Relationships.
Or help someone else build theirs.
Don’t complain. Don’t play the victim.
Ever.
What are you building?
#PlayNiceButWin