[bootless]

December 23, 1776
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 by 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.... Thomas Paine

BUMP - Never forget this!

[maica]

December 23, 1776
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 by 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.... Thomas Paine
BUMP - Never forget this!

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My ancestor was a 15 yr old school "boy" on the march to Trenton in December of 1776. I would love to know what made him think it was the right thing to do.

[ThomasPaine2000]

I live by it...