Posted on 01/16/2021 11:23:11 AM PST by Eleutheria5
It's "sunshine patriot", his name is Thomas Paine.
Here's the whole thing:
"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. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER," and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God."
That’s not what I’m referring to. You meant to write “make their way” and instead wrote “meke their way,” which sounds like meek, but with the second e sneaking around the k to escape from its prominent spot as the second vowel that does the talking, and instead prefers to remain silent, it’s so...meke. A new verb/adjective/noun is born. The woke rule the earth, and those who stand for it are the meke, who will inherit cocktail party invitations, and occasionally run for national office on condition that they lose graciously.
Thank you. Was too lazy to look it up, so quoted from memory.
I stand corrected! :)
Yes that was a typo.
Now it’s a word! You are immortalized, perhaps one day a new entry in Webster’s.
Un-mekely yours,
Was Trey Gowdy? How about B-1 Bob Dornan or Daryl Issa? They all made a big noise amounting to nothing.
Gaetz is the same in my eyes as these imposters.
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