Christopher Gadsden quotes
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“I give no more paroles to British officers.”
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“I gave my parole once, and it has been shamefully violated by the British Government; I shall not give another to people on whom no faith can be reposed.”
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“The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage.”
-- Christopher GadsdenSource : Christopher Gadsden (1966). “The Writings of Christopher Gadsden, 1746-1805”, Columbia : University of South Carolina Press
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“If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it.”
-- Christopher GadsdenSource : Christopher Gadsden (1966). “The Writings of Christopher Gadsden, 1746-1805”, Columbia : University of South Carolina Press
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“My sentiments for the American cause, from the Stamp Act downward, have never changed... I am still of opinion that it is the cause of liberty and of human nature.”
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“No man in America ever strove more, and more successfully first to bring about a Congress in 1765, and then to support it ever afterwards than myself.”
-- Christopher GadsdenSource : Christopher Gadsden (1966). “The Writings of Christopher Gadsden, 1746-1805”, Columbia : University of South Carolina Press
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“What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.”
-- Christopher GadsdenSource : Christopher Gadsden (1966). “The Writings of Christopher Gadsden, 1746-1805”, Columbia : University of South Carolina Press
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Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
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Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.8, Delphi Classics
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Source : "The Essays of A. J. Muste (Pacifism and Class War)". Book edited by Nat Hentoff, 1967.
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“Marriage is like pleading guilty to an indefinite sentence. Without parole.”
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“It is not polite for a Russian to interfere in British politics.”
Source : "Alexander Lebedev profile: ex-KGB agent says he will champion a free press". Interview with Luke Harding, www.theguardian.com. January, 14, 2009.
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“I don't enjoy British shows as a rule because British audiences are strange.”
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