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Thomas Paine, 1776-1783. The essay that strengthened the resolve of the Patriots during the darkest days of the American Revolution. During the first few months of the American Revolution in 1776, hope for an American victory dimmed as the British won continuous victories over the Continentals.
Nov 13, 2009 · Reciting Paine’s impassioned words, the beleaguered troops mustered their remaining hopes for victory and crossed the icy Delaware River to defeat hung-over Hessians on Christmas night and on...
The American Crisis: LANCASTER, March 21, 1778 TO GENERAL SIR WILLIAM HOWE. To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
The American Crisis: PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 1777. IN THE progress of politics, as in the common occurrences of life, we are not only apt to forget the ground we have travelled over, but frequently neglect to gather up experience as we go.
Dec 23, 2015 · Beginning with the immortal line, “THESE are the times that try men's souls,” Thomas Paine’s “The American Crisis, No. I” holds a revered place in American History. Composed as a patriotic rallying cry for a weary army, Paine published the first pamphlet in the series on December 19, 1776.
THE CRISIS I. (THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN'S SOULS) THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
“Summer soldiers and Sunshine patriots” - The American Crisis. By Travis Shaw. The fall and early winter of 1776 was the low point of the war for the American cause. Beginning that summer, the British had struck with a vengeance in an attempt to end the American rebellion in one knock-out blow.
