a challenge to the would-be oppressors

It is the very backbone of humanity, existing only because we have seen firsthand what it is to exist without it. We will not be oppressed, made dependent on the very things that seek to cripple us. "Freedom" has long been the cry of those who stand despite the crippling pressure to submit to oppression.

So crush us.

I dare you.

But thousands of years of sheer humanity should serve to show you that we are simply not beings made to be subservient.

"Power" will always be the cry of those who have their freedom, but let me tell you, it will never be enough.

So, in your great power, allow us to understand freedom before you mercilessly strip it away, and, as the old cliché goes...

Pick on someone your own size.