Following is our list of the best Nathan Hale quotes and sayings.
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. — Nathan Hale
Hale is what he is in the American pantheon not because of what he did, but because of why he did it. — Nathan Hale
It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander-in-chief. — Nathan Hale
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
I should probably bequeath the copyrights to my screenplay for Spies Like Us, just in case. — Nathan Hale
Liberty? Independence? Are they to remain only words? Gentlemen, let us make them fighting words! — Nathan Hale
Let us march immediately, and never lay down our arms until we obtain our independence. — Nathan Hale
Every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. — Nathan Hale
If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to perform that service are imperious. — Nathan Hale
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. — Nathan Hale
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