I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, becomes honorable by being necessary. If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claim to perform that service are imperious.

Nathan Hale

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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. by Nathan Hale

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

inspirational life country

I greatly fear some of America's greatest and most dangerous enemies are such as think themselves her best friends.

america enemy thinking

Liberty? Independence? Are they to remain only words? Gentlemen,... by Nathan Hale

Liberty? Independence? Are they to remain only words? Gentlemen, let us make them fighting words!

independence gentleman fighting

Let us march immediately, and never lay down our arms until we ob... by Nathan Hale

Let us march immediately, and never lay down our arms until we obtain our independence.

independence patriotic 4th-of-july

Hale is what he is in the American pantheon not because of what he did, but because of why he did it.

pantheon hale

It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him... by Nathan Hale

It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander-in-chief.

execution given order

If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to perform that service are imperious.

demand peculiar country

I should probably bequeath the copyrights to my screenplay for Sp... by Nathan Hale

I should probably bequeath the copyrights to my screenplay for Spies Like Us, just in case.

spy cases should

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country. by Nathan Hale

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

I only regret that I have one life to lose for my country. by Nathan Hale

I only regret that I have one life to lose for my country.

I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary.

i-wish good service wish

Shun all vice, especially card playing. by Nathan Hale

Shun all vice, especially card playing.

shun card vice playing