On this night 249 years ago in 1776, around Winter campfires in Pennsylvania, the Continental Army under the command of General Washington, under-provisioned with many Men even lacking shoes, were reading copies of "THE AMERICAN CRISIS" by Thomas Paine.
Well worth a read:
"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. 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..."
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Well worth a read:
"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. 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..."
https://www.battlefields.o...
The American Crisis | American Battlefield Trust
The essay that strengthened the resolve of the Patriots during the darkest days of the American Revolution. During the first few months of the American...
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10:15 PM - Dec 24, 2025
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