These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the s…

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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 his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. ✨ The American Crisis, 19 Dec. 1776
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