The American Crisis E-Book

Thomas Paine

• Herausgeber: Thomas Paine
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

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.

Leseprobe

Thomas Paine

The American Crisis

UUID: fb92ebc8-3635-11e6-ad8b-0f7870795abd

This ebook was created with StreetLib Write (http://write.streetlib.com)by Simplicissimus Book Farm

Table of contents

The Crisis No. I.

The Crisis No. II. To Lord Howe.

The Crisis No. III.

The Crisis No. IV.

The Crisis No. V.

The Crisis No. VI. To The Earl Of Carlisle, General Clinton, And William Eden, Esq., British Commissioners At New York.

The Crisis No. VII. To the People of England.

The Crisis No. VIII. Address to the People of England.

The Crisis No. IX.

The Crisis No. X.

The Crisis No. XI.

The Crisis No. XII. To the Earl of Shelburne.

The Crisis No. XIII. Thoughts on the Peace, and the Probable Advantages Thereof.

Footnotes

The Crisis No. II. To Lord Howe.

“What’s in the name of lord, that I should fearTo bring my grievance to the public ear?” — CHURCHILL.UNIVERSAL empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain; he that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to “Defender of the Faith,” than George the Third. ‘