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Nathan Hale, the Doomed Patriot Spy, Probably Never Said 'I Only Regret That I Have but One Life to Lose for My Country' Before His Execution

Nathan Hale was destined to fail. Sent by General George Washington to gather intelligence on British forces in New York, the ...

What Monica Lewinsky Had to Learn

At The Atlantic Festival, the survivor of “shame” said she had to find a way “to be proud of the person that I am.” ...