Christopher Gadsden Quotes

Christopher Gadsden — American Soldier

Christopher Gadsden, a soldier and statesman from South Carolina, was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement in the American Revolution. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the War of Independence. He was also the designer of the famous Gadsden flag... (wikipedia)

I therefore beg that you would indulge me with the liberty of declining the arduous trust.

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.

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.

The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords.

I give no more paroles to British officers.

Christopher Gadsden Quotes

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