Yeah, the irony... people will be getting anal probe exams to watch a fireworks show to supposedly celebrate the birth of the what was supposed to be the most free country on the face of the earth. [sad2]
Adam was but human–this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake–he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent. From Congregationalist (Boston, Massachusetts, 14 June 1894)