...John Lilburne, a noted seventeenth century English Leveler, which Hale addressed to his captors as his last words. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." It was not until five years after his execution thai Hale's sacrifice and heroic last...

...British Troops. He was captured and, just before his execution, is purported to have uttered the famous words, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," With this, he came to embody the high ideal of patriotism, Hale's placement in front of...

...American officer and was ordered hanged the following morning. Although some question them, his dying words, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," have become a symbol of American patriotism. He was hanged Sept 22, 1776, at Manhattan,...

...Major William Cunningham put the noose around Nathan's neck. |S= / A Have you any last words? i \J( v\ I only re<gret that I have but one life to lose for my country. (Swing the rebel off/ Nathan hung lifeless from the tree for several days. The British...

...colonial forces in the Revolutionary War. The British captured and hanged him. His famous last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Katharine Hepburn (1907- ) is an actress who has won four Academy Awards. Her movies include...

...day to be proud of America. Six of the most treasured sayings of our great American patriots were: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." (Nathan Hale) "I have not yet begun to fight.." (John Paul Jones) "We have met the enemy...

...of the site by historians and archaeologists until some of those questions can finally be answered. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." At the time Nathan Hale, Connecticut's official state hero, uttered those final words...

...satisfy their own needs, not to discharge their duties. American attitudes were once quite different. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." For more than 200 years, the brave words of Nathan Hale stood for something more than...

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...fortifications. General Howe had no compunction about ordering him hanged the following day. Hales famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Although barely twenty-one, he became one of the heroes of the American Revolution. CANAL...