Christopher Gadsden Quotes

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

  Christopher Gadsden

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• The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage.

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Conscious, Advantage, Activity

• 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.

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Matter, Rights

• No man in America ever strove more, and more successfully first to bring about a Congress in 1765, and then to support it ever afterwards than myself.

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Myself, Successfully, Congress

• 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

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Human, Sentiments

• It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Thought, Feelings, Following

• If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it.

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Congress, Credit

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

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Trusted, Liberty

• I give no more paroles to British officers.

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in Give, British

• I gave my parole once, and it has been shamefully violated by the British Government; I shall not give another to people on whom no faith can be reposed.

  Christopher Gadsden

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  Tags in People, Government, Faith

• And, Mr. Speaker, if the Governor and Council don’t see fit to fall in with us, I say let the general duty law, and all, go to the devil, sir, and go about our business.

  Christopher Gadsden

  Topics in Business

  Tags in Governor, General

Christopher Gadsden (11)

Birth:	16th February, 1724
Death:	1805
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician, Soldier

About

Christopher Gadsden was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was an American soldier and politician. He 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 built Beneventum Plantation House about 1750. He was first elected to the Commons House of Assembly in 1757, and began a long friction with autocratic royal governors. He was elected as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the Second Continental Congress the following year.

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