"The Man Without A Country" Quotes
A man condemned to spend his life at sea for treason learns the true value of his country.
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Quotes
I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.
I have been a fool. I have been an idiot.
Damn the United States! I wish I may never hear of the United States again!
I have no country.
I stand by the United States as long as the United States stands by me.
I have no desire to hear more about it.
I suppose I shall be shot for a mutineer.
If a man shuts his ears to the truth, and will not hear, then no man can call him to account.
I decline to answer that question. I have always been taught to consider my country as my mother, and my liberty as my bride.
I may forget my mother, or my bride, if I ever get one; but I shall never forget my country.
