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First Principles: I Tremble For My Country When I Reflect That God Is Just: That His Justice Cannot Sleep Forever
“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be … Continue reading
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First Principles: I Wish To Be Useful, and Every Kind of Service Necessary For the Public Good, Become Honorable By Being Necessary
“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, become honorable by being necessary.” – Nathan Hale, 1776
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First Principles: I Only Regret That I Have But One Life To Lose For My Country
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” – Nathan Hale, before being hanged by the British, 1776
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 