Motivational Quote of the Week
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
The American Crisis (19 December 1776)
Thomas Paine is one my favorite American Revolutionist and being so close to the fourth of July I figured it would be a great time to bring out his most famous quote. He is often called the black sheep patriot, he was good to rally the troops and stir the pot when things would get desperate but after the war his ideas were too crazy and he was basically kicked out of the country and left out of the history books.