Over? Nothing is over. It's only a beginning. A kindling of the flame.

The 1957 movie Johnny Tremain ends with the story of Paul Revere's ride, the battle of old North Bridge, and "The Shot Heard Round the World." The colonies will go to war with Britain after all...

Feed it, lads, as you fed it with your blood today. It is the spark of liberty that you've touched a-fire. Its light must grow until every dark corner has vanished and it illuminates the world.

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