"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. 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" Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1776.

These words were published in December of 1776, before the Battle of Trenton. Washington's army was cold, hungry, and many of their enlistments were about to expire. They had been pushed out of Long Island, New York, New Jersey: they huddled on the west bank of the Delaware River. It looked like everything they had fought for was over. Then these words were read to them. Robert Morris sent some of his personal fortune to pay them. And on December 26, they crossed the river in Durham boats and defeated the enemy in Trenton.

We are at a crossroads today, patriots. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will shrink from the call, but our country needs us... NOW. I doom out sometimes, we all do, but never give up the fight. Patriots all over this world are standing together, to end an evil that we didn't start, most of us didn't even know about, but our generations are tasked to end. WE WILL BE FREE.

“The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776.