These are the times that try men's souls.

For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.

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.

These are times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.

Crisis alone is not enough. There must also be a basis, though it need be neither rational nor ultimately correct, for faith in the particular candidate chosen.

He was going to hell in the old hand basket, and he decided that maybe he would take someone with him.