Born British

Famous quotes containing the words born and/or british:

“I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.”
—Daniel Webster (1782–1852)

“The inhabitants of St. John’s and vicinity are described by an English traveler as “singularly unprepossessing,” and before completing his period he adds, “besides, they are generally very much disaffected to the British crown.” I suspect that that “besides” should have been a “because.””
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)