The American Crisis, No. I (1776)
The book opens with
Tyranny is not easily conquered, but the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
Their wordsTyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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