Thomas Paine

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Painterly two toy soldiers on scorched ground, one standing and one fallen, beneath a smoky sky. — Original artwork

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.

Thomas Paine

A small amber glass hourglass containing a pale curled swirl on a charcoal and amber background. — Original artwork

Time makes more converts than reason.

Thomas Paine