https://michaeldoornbos.com/tags/think/ Recent content in Think on Michael Doornbos Hugo en-US Copyright © 2026, Michael Doornbos. Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:13:19 +0000 https://michaeldoornbos.com/2014/01/28/2014128defiance/ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:13:19 +0000 https://michaeldoornbos.com/2014/01/28/2014128defiance/ <p>I don&rsquo;t know why this never occurred to me before, but &ldquo;the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that the flag was still there&rdquo; is about defiance. The kind of defiance you need when liberty is paid for with blood. The kind of defiance you need when what you believe is not what the people in charge believe. And then I remembered that the song was originally called &ldquo;The Defiance of Fort McHenry&rdquo;.</p>