<span>It was Thomas Paine who said this during the revolutionary period in the American colonies. Paine was a master at articulating complicated topics in ways that the average person could understand. </span>
Due to the fact that the paintings portray a view of heroism and victory in terms of the atmosphere and feeling that it gives off, one would assume that the outcome of these battles were a positive one, given the light in which they are painted and portrayed within.
