That Tom Paine quotation has always been one of my favorites and seems timeless in its ability to remain relevant.
“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. 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.
Tom Paine
And a simple one liner from Paine:
THOSE who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.