AN AMERICAN CRISIS
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.
Thomas Paine penned those words in 1776. They are as true today as they were then.
(Borrowed from The Tension)
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I added the website to the posting.
ok girl, updates of your trip! It was so great to be able to see you guys again. Your girls are so adorable and I fell in love with them all over again. ::Sniff:: love ya!
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