Carolina QuotesThe brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country, than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
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To troops who had abandoned their lines during the Battle of New Orleans (8 January 1815).
- year
- 1815
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“The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more …” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-4304936FE3. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/4304936fe3
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