Thomas Paine a-t-il vraiment dit « These are the times that try men's souls » ?

Thomas Paine a-t-il vraiment dit « These are the times that try men's souls » ?

Trouvé mot pour mot. Oui. Le texte figure dans des œuvres attribuées à Thomas Paine. Source et emplacement ci-dessous.

The first "Crisis" was printed in the Pennsylvania Journal, December 19, 1776, and opens with the famous sentence, "These are the times that try men's souls"; the last "Crisis" appeared April 19,1783, (eighth anniversary of the first gun of the war, at Lexington,) and opens with the words, "The times that tried men's souls are over." The great effect produced by Paine's successive publications has
The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Complete With Index to Volumes I - IV — Thomas Paine, ¶26 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #31270 · source

THE CRISIS I. (THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN'S SOULS)
The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Complete With Index to Volumes I - IV — Thomas Paine, ¶28 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #31270 · source

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 est
The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Complete With Index to Volumes I - IV — Thomas Paine, ¶29 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #31270 · source

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