George Rogers Clark

Quotes

• “Never was a person more mortified than I was at this time, to see so fair an opportunity to push a victory; Detroit lost for want of a few men.”
• “I have given the United States half the territory they possess, and for them to suffer me to remain in poverty, in consequence of it, will not redound much to their honor hereafter.”
• “Our cause is just . . . our country will be grateful"”
• “I carry in my right hand war, and peace in my left... Here is a bloody belt and a white one. Take which you please.”
• “My name is Clark, and I have come out to see what you brave fellows are doing in Kentucky and to lend you a helping hand, if necessary.”

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