Cpt Frederick Mackenzie of the British Army was present at Hale's execution. In his diary he praised Hale's courage but recorded his last words as "It is the duty of any good officer to obey any orders given to him by his commander-in-chief." In Joseph Addison's "Cato" are the words "What pity is it that we can die but once to serve our country!"
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