"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. Tyranny... is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." - Thomas Paine, The American Crisis (No 1), 1776 Which phrase best expresses Thomas Paine's purpose for writing this pamphlet?
A: to honor American soldiers for winning a major battle
B: to motivate loyalists to support independence
C: to encourage citizens to begin making a peace settlement
D: to inspire Americans to continue to fight for independence