Think of it, you put aside your life of luxury to fight against tyranny. Your friends...some turn against you and brand you a traitor to the kingdom, a few support your cause, and sometimes secretly. It's tough but you fight on anyway. He had to endure so much more, over a longer period of time. But he and other fellow brave Americans fought on and won in the end.

It feels tough for us today because we don't have context, we only see what we see.