Nathanael Greene Professions : MajorBorn : August 7, 1742Died : June 19, 1786 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Nathanael Greene We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again. Nathanael Greene militarywarart I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt. Nathanael Greene freedomrightslife Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Let these be your motives to action through life, the relief of the distressed, the detection of frauds, the defeat of oppression, and diffusion of happiness. Nathanael Greene reliefintegritymean We are soldiers who devote ourselves to arms not for the invasion of other countries, but for the defense of our own, not for the gratification of our private interests but for public security Nathanael Greene defensesoldiercountry America must raise an empire of permanent duration, supported upon the grand pillars of Truth, Freedom, and Religion, encouraged by the smiles of Justice and defended by her own patriotic sons. Nathanael Greene patrioticamericason It had been happy for me if I could have lived a private life in peace and plenty, enjoying all the happiness that results from a well-tempered society founded on mutual esteem. But the injury done my country, and the chains of slavery forging for all posterity, calls me forth to defend our common rights, and repel the bold invaders of the sons of freedom. Nathanael Greene rightscountryson Permit me then to recommend from the sincerity of my heart, ready at all times to bleed in my country's cause, a Declaration of Independence, and call upon the world and the Great God who governs it to witness the necessity, propriety and rectitude thereof. Nathanael Greene independenceheartcountry Officers wrote a report for trespassing and will be reviewing cameras in the area to see if the incident was captured on camera. Nathanael Greene top-news Similar Authors Holland Smith major George Pickett major James Wolfe major Philip Sheridan major Robert Clive majorAll Authors
