"THOSE who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it... "Men who are sincere in defending their freedom, will always feel concern at every circumstance which seems to make against them; it is the natural and honest consequence of all affectionate attachments, and the want of it is a vice. But the dejection lasts only for a moment; they soon rise out of it with additional vigor; the glow of hope, courage and fortitude, will, in a little time, supply the place of every inferior passion, and kindle the whole heart into heroism... "There are many men who will do their duty when it is not wanted; but a genuine public spirit always appears most when there is most occasion for it. Thank God!" ~ Thomas Paine, The Crisis (September 12, 1777)
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:25:04 +0000
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