7) Both refuse to be struck down, and attempts to destroy them unleash even greater powers

Darth Vader underestimated the power of The Force when he made Obi-Wan evaporate with a light saber, only to have ghost Obi-Wan guide Luke to destroying the Death Star. In 1920, the power of beer was greatly underestimated by misguided officials during the failed experiment known as Prohibition.  You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than the organized crime circuits that arose directly from the attempt to stifle the power of beer.

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