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Well, well, well, looks like someone's been hitting the history books! Those famous last words were actually spoken by Nathan Hale, an American spy during the Revolutionary War. So, technically, you're right on the money with that one. Keep up the good work, history buff!

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The man who reportedly uttered the words "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before his death was Nathan Hale. Nathan Hale was an American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was captured by the British and hanged as a spy in 1776. Hale's words have since become a symbol of patriotism and sacrifice in American history.

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Nathanial Hale said that as his last words before being executed by the British for treason.

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That is from a quote by Nathan Hale. He was a spy for the United States. He was caught by England and hanged. His last words were, "I only regret that I have one life to lose for my country."

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Nathan Hale!

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Q: It was reported that this man's last words before his death were I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country?
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What was Nathan hale known for saying?

he is famous for saying..."I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country."


Who said you only regret that you have but one life to give your country?

Nathan HaleP.S.Hope this helps.-very much so and Nathan Hale is the character from Resistence fall of man (ps3)Nathan Hale...originally before the people that made Resistance: Fall of Man.....was a American Rebel Spy during the American Revolutionary War who was hung by the British.He, before he was hung, said basically as his last words....."I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country".There are debates in which the quote is questioned to have been originally spoken to have said "lose" instead of "give"....in which is was written into a book that way.


How did Nathan hale become an American legend?

Before Nathan Hale became a spy, he was a school teacher. Once he joined the army and they were in need of a spy to figure out when the British would attack, Nathan Hale elected himself. Nathan Hale went to the British encampment and became a "School Teacher" for his disguise. One day as Nathan was in a local pub, a British officer noticed Nathan Hale and thought he looked very familiar. Nathan Hale had powder burns on his right cheek from a musket. A school teacher would not of had this. Due to Nathan hales burns on his face, and how uncommon it looked. They figured out that he was a spy. And hung him. When he was hung the last words he spoke were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." and this is what Nathan Hale is most known for. -Written by a student from Ms.Rosas's class. 2010. Go APUSH!


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