Reflection for Thomas Paine

In Thomas Paine's, The Crisis No.1, he speaks to the soldiers who are fighting in the Revolutionary War, as he tells them to perservere for there will be better days. I think THomas Paine's speech was much more heartfelt than Patrick Henry's, simply because Paine is trying to reach the heart of the everyday soldier by telling them it will be okay and that they have to stay strong and be men. Paine uses pathos and logos to reach the soldiers. He makes things simple, and he just flat out tells the truth. He tells the soldiers that the ones who stay strong and loyal to their country are the men who deserve praise because those who back out are cowards who have done nothing. He tells them that Britain is trying to control them and that war is the only way out. Which in this case is true. So through Paine's speech we note compassion as his tone when he speaks to the soldiers.