The Crisis
by Thomas Paine
December 23, 1776
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,
like hell, is not easily conquered;
yet
we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the
more glorious the triumph.
What
we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly:
it
is dearness only that gives every thing its value.
Heaven
knows how to put a proper price upon its goods;
and
it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM
should not be highly rated.
Britain,
with an army to enforce her tyranny,
has
declared that she has a right (not only to TAX)
but
"to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER"
and
if being bound in that manner, is not slavery,
then
is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth.
Even
the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only
to God.
See
the remaining content:
Today,
in 2018, America, and every American is on TRIAL.
Will
America succumb to the godless, Socialist, Secular Humanist TYRANNY,
or will she determine to be Free as the Founders fought for and
won—One Nation under God, with Liberty and Justice for all.
That
is her choice.
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