He uses these short, witty sayings to send the repeated message, of not giving up in the fight for freedom, to his audience. Such aphorisms include, “Tyranny, like hell is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph”(117). Paine is saying that no-one said the war would be easy because tyranny is not an easy thing to fight, but if we win, because we worked so hard it will fell so much better. Another aphorism he uses is, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”(117). This one, similar the the previous one, says that when you work hard for something you value it more. Pains says that our hard work will help us value our freedom. The last aphorism he uses is, “These are the times that try men's souls”(117). Paine is saying that during this time of war our souls will be put to the test and those that make it through will have the gift of freedom. He uses theses aphorisms to urge the colonists to keep on fighting against the tyranny of
He uses these short, witty sayings to send the repeated message, of not giving up in the fight for freedom, to his audience. Such aphorisms include, “Tyranny, like hell is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph”(117). Paine is saying that no-one said the war would be easy because tyranny is not an easy thing to fight, but if we win, because we worked so hard it will fell so much better. Another aphorism he uses is, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”(117). This one, similar the the previous one, says that when you work hard for something you value it more. Pains says that our hard work will help us value our freedom. The last aphorism he uses is, “These are the times that try men's souls”(117). Paine is saying that during this time of war our souls will be put to the test and those that make it through will have the gift of freedom. He uses theses aphorisms to urge the colonists to keep on fighting against the tyranny of