William Wallace Quotes
I can not be a traitor, for I owe him no allegiance. He is not my Sovereign; he never received my homage; and whilst life is in this persecuted body, he never shall receive it.
William Wallace, 1270-1305, Ruler of Scotland, Statement at his Treason Trial by the English led by King Edward, August 23, 1305
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Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
