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In 2005, Trevor Griffiths published These are the Times: A Life of Thomas Paine, originally written as a screenplay for Richard Attenborough Productions. Although the film was not made, the play was broadcast as a two-part drama on BBC Radio 4 in 2008, [160] with a repeat in 2012. [161]
Washington's troops were ready to quit until ordered by Washington to be read aloud Paine's Crisis paper and heard the first sentence, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” [5] The pamphlet, read aloud to the Continental Army on December 23, 1776, three days before the Battle of Trenton [citation needed], attempted to bolster morale ...
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; 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 ...
Inspirational Quotes About Success "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll “Change your thoughts, and you change your world.”—
Paine outlined "a new vision—a utopian image of an egalitarian republican society" and his language reflected these ideals. [59] He originated such phrases as "the rights of man," "the age of reason," "the age of revolution," and "the times that try men's souls."
The Adamses both had tough times in their presidencies and, while they were able, intelligent, prudent men from whom contemporary American pols, especially conservatives, could learn a thing or ...
The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app. With daily themes and "spangrams" to discover ...
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; 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 ...