Like "fair weather friend". They help only when it's easy for them. They're never around otherwise.
Paine compares the "summer soldier" and the "sunshine patriot" with "he that stands it" because the "summer soldier" and "sunshine patriot" are weak and don't want to get involved in the war because they believe it will be very dangerous and they are afraid of loosing personal fortunes. While "he that stands it" would be a strong soldier that will fight through thick and thin of the war.
Someone who is not reliable during hard times
An example of alliteration that Paine uses in "The Crisis No. 1" is: "summer soldier and the sunshine patriot." This phrase emphasizes individuals who only support the revolutionary cause when it is convenient for them, tying together the words "summer" and "sunshine" with "soldier" and "patriot" using alliteration.
Thomas Paine included the phrase in his pamphlet, the American Crisis. The quote is: "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 his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
In Thomas Paine's day, there were no professional army. Local people would plant their crops, fight for a cause and go back to farming. at harvest time. They were the summer soldiers. The sunshine patriots were those that helped when their side was winning.
It was on the retreat after the fall of Fort Lee that Thomas Paine wrote "The American Crisis" containing the phrase, "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 his country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.…"
yes he is a patriot
He was famous for saying this quote:"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 womanAnd also for writing the pamphlet common sense. In the pamphlet he said every human being is born with the rights oflife, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
he was a patriot
Thomas Paine was referring to those who supported the revolution when it was easy. Being a soldier in winter and a patriot when it was not safe politically didn't count, to him.
Thomas Paine
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