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Thomas Paine The Crisis Speech Analysis

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War is the worst experience I have ever had. If you’re not dying because you were physically hurt, you 're always dying mentally. It’s hard not to think what we 're fighting for will make a difference. Thankfully, Thomas Paine has a way with words. I think his speech, “The Crisis,” gave us, certainly me, the motivation we needed. It seems as if we were fighting for centuries, but his speech gave us insight as to why it was such a difficult battle. He said, “That the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph”(5). This made me realize that what we are fighting for might be the most historic event in America 's history. Then he spoke about how now was the right time to fight, he said, “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day,
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