October 12, 1915 –
British nurse Edith Cavell, was executed by a German firing squad in Brussels for helping Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I. The night before her execution she told the Anglican chaplain, Rev. Gahan, who had been allowed to see her, ‘Patriotism is not enough, I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.’ These words are inscribed on her statue in St. Martin’s Place, near Trafalgar Square in London.
Her final words to the German pastor were recorded as ‘Ask Mr. Gahan to tell my loved ones later on that my soul, as I believe, is safe, and that I am glad to die for my country.’
Pretty tough cookie.
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