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Nathan Hale - I am not influenced by the

Nathan Hale remark to Captain William Hull, who had attempted to dissuade him from volunteering for a spy mission for General Washington
Categories: Public Service
Date: September, 1776
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.