Friday political cartoons...commentary by Thomas Paine

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Wear a mask! Get vaccinated as soon as you can. Tell the Truth. Help those less fortunate than you. Be honorable. “THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MENS SOULS” - Thomas Paine in The American Crisis I know damn few of you have ever read any of the historical documents written by our Founding Fathers. Paine was one of the brilliant thinkers of his day. Here are a few of his quotes: “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 by 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: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated” “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.” “ 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: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.” Think about it. Maybe it would behoove you to read some of his work, it might give you more of the insight needed to better appreciate what it took to create The United States of America. Sacrifice for your country then didn’t mean giving up Facebook for a week.