<P> The pamphlets were contemporaneous with early parts of the American Revolution , during a time when colonists needed inspiring works . Paine , like many other politicians and scholars , knew that the colonists were n't going to support the American Revolutionary War without proper reason to do so . They were written in a language that the common person could understand , and represented Paine 's liberal philosophy . Paine also used references to God , saying that a war against Kingdom of Great Britain would be a war with the support of God . Paine 's writings bolstered the morale of the American colonists , appealed to the English people 's consideration of the war , clarified the issues at stake in the war , and denounced the advocates of a negotiated peace . The first volume begins with the famous words , `` These are the times that try men 's souls . '' </P>
<P> The pamphlets were contemporaneous with early parts of the American Revolution , during a time when colonists needed inspiring works . Paine , like many other politicians and scholars , knew that the colonists were n't going to support the American Revolutionary War without proper reason to do so . They were written in a language that the common person could understand , and represented Paine 's liberal philosophy . Paine also used references to God , saying that a war against Kingdom of Great Britain would be a war with the support of God . Paine 's writings bolstered the morale of the American colonists , appealed to the English people 's consideration of the war , clarified the issues at stake in the war , and denounced the advocates of a negotiated peace . The first volume begins with the famous words , `` These are the times that try men 's souls . '' </P>
who said these are times that try men 's souls
who said these are times that try men 's souls
Paine
Paine