In every society in human history including the United States those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.
American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age.
When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you from her or from the meeting of your sparks.