"They have all been very kind to me here. But this I would say, standing as I do in view of God and eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone."
— Edith Cavell

January 1, 1970

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Though said the night before her execution this statement has often been presented as having been her last. Variants of these words have sometimes been misattributed to Florence Nightingale. The variant "Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone" is inscribed beneath Cavell's statue at St. Martin's Place in London.