Thomas Paine Publishes American Crisis (December 19, 1776)

Posted on December 19, 2018
Thomas Paine Publishes American Crisis (December 19, 1776)

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI - APRIL 11: A woman holds up a sign at a Tea Party Express rally April 11, 2010 in Clinton Township, Michigan. The Tea Party Express members are on a cross-country tour beginning in Nevada and ending in Washington, DC to rally support for the Tea Party agenda consisting of conservative causes and candidates. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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

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