William Pitt the Elder: If I were an American, as I am an Englishman , while a foreign troop was landed in my country I never would lay down my

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman , while a foreign troop was landed — William Pitt the Elder

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman , while a foreign troop was landed in my country I never would lay down my arms,—never! never! never!

William Pitt the Elder

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