Carolina QuotesBut should any thing take place contrary to my wishes, which might furnish me with sufficient reason of quitting the service, yet I will not do it, until the danger and difficulties appear less than at present.
Nathanael Greene Connected to the Carolinas
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- Letter to George Washington (May 1776)
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