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National Humanities Center Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, #1, December 1776 3 believe the power of hell to be limited, we must likewise believe that their agents are under some providential control. I shall not now attempt to give all the particulars of our retreat to the Delaware; suffice it for the
The American Crisis: PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13, 1777. TO LORD HOWE. "What's in the name of lord, that I should fear To bring my grievance to the public ear? 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 American Crisis: Philadelphia, March 5, 1782. ON THE KING OF ENGLAND'S SPEECH. OF all the innocent passions which actuate the human mind there is none more universally prevalent than curiosity. It reaches all mankind, and in matters which concern us, or concern us not, it alike provokes in us a desire to know them.
2 de jul. de 2022 · The vision of pleasurable delusion is wearing away, and changing to the barren wild of age and sorrow. The poor reflection of having served your king will yield you no consolation in your parting moments. He will crumble to the same undistinguished ashes with yourself, and have sins enough of his own to answer for.
Photo, Print, Drawing The American Crisis. by the author of Common Sense [Thomas Paine] "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..." digital file from b&w film copy neg.
Drawn from the recent work of The Atlantic staf writers and contributors, The American Crisis explores the factors that led us to the present moment: racial division, economic inequality, political dysfunction, the hollowing out of government, the devaluation of truth, and the unique threat posed by Donald Trump.
21 de jul. de 2023 · Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis was a pamphlet series published from 1776 until 1783. This pamphlet was number five in the series, originally published March 21, 1778. The pamphlet was addressed to General William Howe, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America.
