Give me liberty or give me death...or both!

Allow me to start off by pointing out that Patrick Henry is dead. He has been dead for a long time. But before he died he became one of the most influential founding fathers of the greatest nation in history, a nation founded on the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But also remember that the US was created in a revolution. And a revolution, as pointed out by the video below, means a 360 degree turn. So it's worth asking the following question: did we actually change at all?

Even Patrick Henry himself, despite his calls for liberty, strongly opposed the US Constitution on the grounds that it created a president that could easily turn into a new king. Yet despite his protests, the Constitution was ratified and the office of President created. So if our initial idea of governing head was based on the British model, did we really change? Or did we simply change leaders?

Remember that on the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers listed grievances towards Britain in terms of things that the King did. They protested HIS rule and subsequently fired up rebellion. But considering the fact that the initial issue with Britain that started the whole thing was "taxation without representation,"they were OK with the taxation and representation in Parliament meant something.

Eventually we ended up with the US and its Congress (based on Parliament) and its President (Loosely based on the king). They just were filled with different guys.

"Look at all those stairs we climbed! We must have made such progress!"

A revolution is a 360 degree turn plus some background info on the American Revolution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiSymRrKI4