These are the times that - Thomas Paine

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 his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.Thomas Paine

Context: From Paine's The American Crisis. This work, written in December 1776, was used by General George Washington as motivation on the eve of his famous Delaware river crossing.

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Added on: June 28, 2007

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