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The Kingston Trio version begins with a spoken recitation by Dave Guard accompanied by a bowed bass fiddle: "These are the times that try men's souls. In the course of our nation's history, the people of Boston have rallied bravely whenever the rights of men have been threatened. Today, a new crisis has arisen.
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.
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 ...
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 following rewrite of the sentence, "These are the times that try men's souls." by Thomas Paine, changes the impact of the message. Times like these try men's souls. How trying it is to live in these times! These are trying times for men's souls. Soulwise, these are trying times. [43] Authors convey their messages in different manners. For ...
In fact, a study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine found that nipple stimulation is arousing for 52% of men—yet only 17% of men have had their nipples played with during sex. Clearly, there’s ...