It was the close struggle of life and death, the line of invisible division; and on which the unabated fortitude of a Washington prevailed, and saved the spark that has since blazed in the north with unrivalled lustre.
From "The American Crisis," Paine reflects on a pivotal moment in the Revolutionary War and Washington's leadership.
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