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That flag and I are twins, born in the same hour from the same womb of destiny. We cannot be parted in life or in death.
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This statement was attributed to Jones in a 1900 biography by Augustus C. Buell which contains much material now believed to have been fabricated by Buell.
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Variant: That flag and I are twins. We were born at the same hour. We cannot be parted in life or death. So long as we float, we shall float together.

 

John Paul Jones

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