Thomas Paine: The Crisis, No. 1 - Milestone Documents

Thomas Paine: The Crisis, No. 1

( 1776 ) Commentary by Bradley A. Skeen, Ph.D.
  • “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.” - The Crisis, No. 1
  • “Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered.” - The Crisis, No. 1
  • “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” - The Crisis, No. 1
  • “By perseverance and fortitude we have the prospect of a glorious issue; by cowardice and submission, the sad choice of a variety of evils—a ravaged country—a depopulated city—habitations without safety, and slavery without hope—our homes turned into barracks and bawdy-houses for Hessians, and a future race to provide for, whose fathers we shall doubt of.” - The Crisis, No. 1
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