...American liberation (Common Sense), and shored up the spirit of his troops with the immortal lines, "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in the crisis, shrink from the service of their country."10 The fate of Paine — an English tax collector...

...that try men's souls." Thomas Paine also wrote: "tyranny, like Hell, is not easily overthrown, but we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the final triumph." Triumph in terms of spirituality is within one's self. Shared with others, it becomes...

...helped rally many back to the cause at this time of trouble. The first paragraph bears repeating: These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier...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. Tyranny, like...

...time to consider a unique point of view. CHAPTER 1: These Are the Times That Try Men's Souls These are times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and...patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like...

...provided the colonists during their long struggle with the British. '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 by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny,...