You awake, and thinking for yourself, is their greatest fear.
And adding to what@NJoy said, the character singing that song in "Man of La Mancha" is Don Quixote. ("Don Q." -- kind of like POTUS & Q...)
"Don Quixote"
Reduction=54/45
Reverse Reduction=45
The story is set during the Spanish Inquisition (much like the "witch hunt" that POTUS mentions on social media)
"The Inquisition was used as a cloak for grand larceny as well as political and private revenge, and the inquisitors were known for their fanatical zeal and great cruelties. It was a product of its time – the church and state were united closely (mostly for the profit of the state), and heresy was considered a crime against both, to be compared only with high treason and anarchy."
https://barringtonstageco.org/behind-the-story-man-of-la-mancha/
Behind the Story: Man of La Mancha - Barrington Stage Company
Watch or listen to a roundtable discussion with Man of La Mancha director Julianne Boyd and actors Jeff McCarthy (Cervantes/Don Quixote), Felicia Boswell (Aldonza/Dulcinea) and Tom Alan Robbins (Manservant/Sancho Panza). Watch the Video Podcast. Listen to the Audio Podcast. Inside Man of La Mancha E..
https://barringtonstageco.org/behind-the-story-man-of-la-mancha/
