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  2. The American Crisis - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. M.T.A. (song) - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. 30 patriotic quotes that honor our country's legacy - AOL

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    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 ...

  5. Thomas Paine - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Henry Redhead Yorke - Wikipedia

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    a letter to John Frost (1750–1842), entitled These are the Times that try Men's Souls, 1793; Reason Urged against Precedent, in a letter to the people of Derby, c.1793; [8] a report on his trial, 1795; Thoughts on Civil Government, 1800; Annals of Political Economy, 1803; Letters from France, 1804; Mr Redhead Yorke's Political Review, 1805–11.

  7. New York and New Jersey campaign - Wikipedia

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    "These are the times that try men's souls", wrote Thomas Paine in The American Crisis. [25] Washington's army had dwindled to fewer than 5,000 men fit for duty and would be significantly reduced further after enlistments expired at the end of the year. [26]

  8. The Aristocrats - AOL

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    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 ...

  9. 1776 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    December 19 – American Revolution: Thomas Paine, living with Washington's troops, publishes the first in the series of pamphlets on The American Crisis in The Pennsylvania Journal, opening with the stirring phrase, "These are the times that try men's souls." December 21