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The True Story Of Nathan Hale, The Revolutionary War Hero Who Became A Martyr How the brutal death of a 21 years old spy helped change the course of the revolutionary war The death of American Revolutionary War spy Nathan Hale has become a mythologized event, largely due to his patriotic last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." According to legend, the 21-year-old American Patriot said this shortly before the Redcoats executed him for spying. Unfortunately, there is no historical record to prove that Hale actually said these words, but if he did, he may have been inspired by a declaration in English author Joseph Addison's 1713 play "Cato," which Hale likely would have read given his Ivy League education at Yale: "What a pity it is/That we can die but once to serve our country." ⁠ ⁠ Visit the link in our profile to go inside the story of Nathan Hale, the schoolteacher who died spying for George Washington's Conti