ber ▁Tim othy ▁Mc V e igh ▁as ▁his ▁final ▁statement ▁before ▁his ▁execution . ▁ ▁Jerry ▁K ram er ▁rec ited ▁the ▁poem ▁during ▁his ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( N FL ) ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁( HO F ) ▁induction ▁speech . ▁ ▁Post er ity ▁▁ ▁C . ▁S . ▁Lewis , ▁in ▁Book ▁Five , ▁chapter ▁III ▁( The ▁Self - Su ffic iency ▁of ▁Vert ue ) ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁aut obi ographical ▁work ▁The ▁Pil gr im ' s ▁Reg ress ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁included ▁a ▁quote ▁from ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁lines ▁( par ap hr ased ▁by ▁the ▁character ▁" Vert ue " ): ▁' I ▁cannot ▁put ▁myself ▁under ▁anyone ' s ▁orders . ▁I ▁must ▁be ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁my ▁soul ▁and ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁my ▁fate . ▁But ▁thank ▁you ▁for ▁your ▁offer . '. ▁In ▁Oscar ▁Wil de ' s ▁De ▁Prof und is ▁letter ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁rem in is ces ▁that ▁' I ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁the ▁Captain ▁of ▁my ▁soul '. ▁In ▁W . E . B . ▁Du ▁Bo is ' s ▁The ▁Qu est ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁Fle e ce , ▁the ▁last ▁st anza ▁is ▁sent ▁an onym ously ▁from ▁one ▁character ▁to ▁another ▁to ▁encou rage ▁him ▁to ▁stay ▁strong ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁tests ▁to ▁his ▁man hood . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁film ▁Cas ab lan ca , ▁Captain ▁Ren