Quotes by Nathan Hale

About Nathan Hale:

Nathan Hale is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut.
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One has indeed personally to come under the shadow of war to feel fully its oppression... by 1918 all but one of my close friends were dead." J.R.R. Tolkien

Nathan Hale

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

Nathan Hale

Shun all vice, especially card playing.

Nathan Hale

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

Nathan Hale

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

Nathan Hale

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

Nathan Hale

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

Nathan Hale

Author Bio

  • NameNathan Hale
  • Descriptionsoldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
  • BornJune 6, 1755
  • DiedSeptember 22, 1776
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer