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CODEX 8.3 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
History of North America 9 juin 2026 10 min
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Le texte examine le deuxième numéro de "The American Crisis" par Thomas Paine, adressé à Lord Howe en janvier 1777. Paine critique fermement le message de Lord Howe, affirmant que ses prétentions sont ridicules face aux principes de la République des Lettres. Il souligne que le pouvoir de l'écriture dépasse celui de l'Empire britannique et que ceux qui défendent la raison contre la tyrannie ont plus de légitimité que George III. Paine rappelle également que Lord Howe a été reçu par les Américains comme un représentant privé, ce qui a été refusé avec dédain. Il conclut en critiquant l'attaque injuste de Lord Howe contre le Congrès américain dans un tract, soulignant que l'indépendance américaine est un droit acquis et qu'ils ne demandent pas l'autorisation de personne pour s'en prévaloir. Le ton est ferme et provocateur tout au long du texte.
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A series of 16 influential political pamphlets published between 1776 and 1783 during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) titled The American Crisis, or simply The Crisis, by eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine — an Englishman living in the colonies who signed his essays anonymously as "Common Sense," the title of his earlier influential work. Each essay, bolstered the morale of the American colonists to fight hard for their independence, appealed to the English to support the colonist's cause, clarified the issues at stake, and denounced any type of negotiated peace.
The essays were gathered into one volume in 1882, showcasing the iconic opening line: "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 it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." The American Crisis by Thomas Paine at https://amzn.to/4dKKClU Common Sense by Thomas Paine (book) available at https://amzn.to/3MKX77b Writings of Thomas Paine available at https://amzn.to/3MCaFC2 Books about Thomas Paine available at https://amzn.to/4s3qxOg ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: The American Crisis by Thomas Paine (a LibriVox production read by volunteers and coordinated by Michele Fry, 2014). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.