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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity or Death", together with symbols such as tricolour flags, phrygian cap and gallic rooster. Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French pronunciation: [libɛʁte eɡalite fʁatɛʁnite]), French for ' liberty, equality, fraternity ', [1] is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a ...
Last words of famous or infamous people are sometimes recorded (although not always accurately), which then became a historical and literary trope. According to Karl Guthke, last words as recorded in public documents are often reflections of the social attitude toward death at the time, rather than reports of actual statements. [1]
"I pray you, good people, be not the worse to these men on my account, as though they were the authors of my death." [15]: 152 — Thomas Bilney, English Christian martyr (19 August 1531). While he awaited burning for heresy, the friars and people present argued over who was responsible for Bilney's death; the friars threatened to withhold alms ...
Just before his death, he stated: "The city of Metz is my mistress." Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French aristocrat and military officer, general in the American Revolutionary War , and leader of the Garde Nationale during the French Revolution , garrison 's officer in Metz in 1775.
Marseille was the place of birth, death or residence of: Arthur Rimbaud (died 1891) - poet; Larry Azouni (born 1994) - football player; Romain Barnier (born 1976) - freestyle swimmer; Jean-Claude Beton (1925–2013) - founder of Orangina [1] Isabelle Caro (1982–2010) - model and actress; Georges Chappe (born 1944) - cyclist; Pierre Demours ...
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
The city was the birthplace of the following people. Abel Servien, marquis de Sablé et de Boisdauphin (1593–1659) a French diplomat. [1]Antoine Marini (15th century), theologian, political thinker and diplomat, adviser to King George Podiebrad of Bohemia