John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3981 William Pitt
| NUMBER: | 3981 |
| AUTHOR: | William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) |
| QUOTATION: | 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! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech, Nov. 18, 1777. |