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Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale

Birthname

Death September 22, 1776

Manner of Death Capital Punishment

Educated At Yale University

Nationality United States Of America

Occupations Officer, Military Officer

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"You thought, no doubt, I took my leave that Night,
But ’tis not so; you ha’n’t come off so bright. It’s true,
I said good By; But Notwithstanding, I only took my leave of Haddam Landing. "

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

Doubt Reason Leave Farewell goodbye Journey Place

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

— Nathan Hale, Haunted Heritage: A Definitive Collection of North American Ghost Stories

Duty officer Military Soldier Service country commander chief

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

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life of a Colonial Freedom Fighter

Good Service honorable Necessary Need Society purpose Public Service People

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

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

exigencies Need Demand Want country Society Service purpose public

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

— Nathan Hale, Preserve Us a Nation

Fight Liberty Independence Freedom Independent Gentlemen People purpose

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I am so satisfied with the cause in which I have engaged, that my only regret is, that I have not more lives than one to offer in its service.

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

Cause Satisfaction Regret Sadness Remorse Lives Life Living purpose Service help favor

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

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale, 1776: Biography and Memorials

Fear Politics Scared enemies Friends country alliances

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"A Line or two can give no great Offense, ‘Tho’void
every thing that looks like Sense:
For if you’re not inclined, you need not read them,
But have my leave to burn them, with all Freedom. "

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

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

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

Regret Sad Life Living purpose Loss Lose country Sacrifice Patriot

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"Good by is not enough, it needs more words than
Two, When friends do bid a long Adieu"

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

goodbye Farewell bye Words Enough Express adieu Relationship Friend Friendship

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Shun all vice, especially card playing.

— Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

Vice Temptation wrongdoing shun avoid Games Gambling cards

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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

— Unknown, via fakebuddhaquotes.com

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Someone once said that the moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you’ve already stopped loving that person forever.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind

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You doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are.

— C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian

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Never doubt my love for you. You’ve always seen the best in me because you’ve always been the best of me.

— Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), Arrow, Season 4: Canary Cry

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The seed of a doubt that you are not as good as someone else is where it all starts.

— Sofia Price, Jealousy: How To Overcome Jealousy, Insecurity and Trust Issues - Save Your Relationship, Love Life and Emotions - 5th Edition (Relationship Advice For ... Low Self Esteem, Jealousy Self Help)

Doubt Good Jealousy Overcoming Jealous

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Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

— William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Knickerbocker Classics)

Measure For Measure William Shakespeare Doubt Fear

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Don't dig up in doubt what you planted in faith.

— Rachel Brathen, @yoga_girl

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Uncertainty is inherently unsustainable. Eventually, everything either is or isn't.

— Rick Sanchez, "Rick and Morty" A Rickle in Time (TV Episode 2015)

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This is impossible, I could never sing in front of an audience. I don't even let my mom hear me in the shower.

— Lizzie McGuire, The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

— Gautama Buddha, Zen and the Art of Housekeeping: The Path to Finding Meaning in Your Cleaning

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It takes years and maturity to make the discovery that the power of faith is nobler than the power of doubt; and that there is a celestial wisdom in the ingenuous propensity to trust, which belongs to honest and noble natures.

— Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine

maturity Faith Belief Doubt Trust Honesty

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People say I'm a skeptic,
but I'm not so sure..

— ibenami, People say I'm a skeptic,

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Will you still love me tomorrow?

— Amy Winehouse, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

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