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'''''Sic Semper Tyrannis''''' is a Latin phrase meaning "Thus Always to Tyrants". It is the official motto of the U.S. State of [[Virginia]].<ref>{{citation | '''''Sic Semper Tyrannis''''' is a Latin phrase meaning "Thus Always to Tyrants". It is the official motto of the U.S. State of [[Virginia (U.S. state)|Virginia]].<ref>{{citation | ||
| title = Trivia Facts | | title = Trivia Facts | ||
| url = http://www.state.va.us/cmsportal2/facts_and_history_4096/facts_4104/trivia_facts.html | | url = http://www.state.va.us/cmsportal2/facts_and_history_4096/facts_4104/trivia_facts.html | ||
| publisher = [[Virginia|Commonwealth of Virginia]] official site}}</ref> | | publisher = [[Virginia (U.S. state)|Commonwealth of Virginia]] official site}}</ref> | ||
[[John Wilkes Booth]], the [[assassination|assassin]] of [[Abraham Lincoln]], was reported to have said it as he leaped from Lincoln's theater box after shooting him.<ref>{{citation | [[John Wilkes Booth]], the [[assassination|assassin]] of [[Abraham Lincoln]], was reported to have said it as he leaped from Lincoln's theater box after shooting him.<ref>{{citation | ||
| title = Assassination of Lincoln | | title = Assassination of Lincoln | ||
| url = http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/3a/hh3g.htm | | url = http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/3a/hh3g.htm | ||
| publisher = Ford's Theater, U.S. [[National Park Service]]}}</ref> | | publisher = Ford's Theater, U.S. [[National Park Service]]}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:03, 9 August 2023
Sic Semper Tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning "Thus Always to Tyrants". It is the official motto of the U.S. State of Virginia.[1]
John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, was reported to have said it as he leaped from Lincoln's theater box after shooting him.[2]
References
- ↑ Trivia Facts, Commonwealth of Virginia official site
- ↑ Assassination of Lincoln, Ford's Theater, U.S. National Park Service