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William Wallace

Scottish Revolutionary

Born: 1270

Died: 1305

Cause Country Edward Me Own You

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When I was a boy, the priest, my uncle, carefully inculcated upon me this proverb, which I then learned and have ever since kept in my mind: 'Dico tibi verum, Libertas optima rerum; Nunquam servili, sub nexu vivito, fili.' 'I tell you a truth: Liberty is the best of things, my son; never live under any slavish bond.' William Wallace

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To Edward, I cannot be a traitor, for I owe him no allegiance; he is not my sovereign; he never received my homage; and whilst life is in this persecuted body, he shall never receive it. William Wallace

Life Allegiance Shall Never He Him Edward Persecuted Owe Traitor Sovereign Cannot Whilst Body Homage Receive Received

I always showed myself in the face of day, asserting the liberty and independence of my country, while some others, like owls, courted concealment and were too much afraid of losing their roosts to leave them for such a cause. William Wallace

Myself Day Liberty Cause Losing Too Much Independence Face Country Too Others Some Concealment Like Courted Always Leave Were Owls Afraid While Them Much Asserting

Return to your friends and tell them that we came here with no peaceful intent, but ready for battle, and determined to avenge our own wrongs and set our country free. Let your masters come and attack us: we are ready to meet them beard to beard. William Wallace

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As to my followers, I wish no man to follow me who is not sound at the heart in the cause of his country; and either at the head or in the ranks of these, I will always consider it my glory to be found. William Wallace

Me Man Heart Cause Will Wish Country Consider Ranks Follow Followers Head Glory Always Sound His Either Who Found

O! Desolated Scotland, too credulous of fair speeches, and not aware of the calamities which are coming upon you! If you were to judge as I do, you would not easily put your neck under a foreign yoke. William Wallace

You Judge Calamities Too Easily Would Put Fair Foreign Coming Were Scotland Yoke Which Your Aware Credulous Neck Speeches

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