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Sic semper tyrannis. Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants ". In contemporary parlance, it means tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown. The phrase also suggests that bad but justified outcomes should, or eventually will, befall tyrants. It is the state motto of Virginia.
Thus has it always been, and thus shall it ever be: sic semper tyrannis: thus always to tyrants: Attributed to Brutus at the time of Julius Caesar's assassination and to John Wilkes Booth at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination; whether it was actually said at either of these events is disputed. State motto of Virginia, adopted in 1776.
It means tyrants always get what's coming to them. Thus Always [death] to tyrants.Doregasm 03:10, 17 January 2006 (UTC) Yeah, you need to know the context I guess. On the Virginia flag, the tyrant is dead on the ground with a spear through his heart. When Brutus supposedly said it, he was stabbing Caesar in the heart. Either way, they are ...
A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means. [1][2] The original Greek ...
It was clear from the get-go that Booth had shot Lincoln; he literally jumped onto the stage and shouted Sic semper tyrannis (Latin for “thus always to tyrants”). But he managed to get away ...
The motto Sic semper tyrannis means "Thus always to tyrants." It is one of three US state flags (along with New York and New Jersey) with a depiction of a woman, and the only state flag in the U.S. depicting toplessness. The flag may be decorated with a white fringe along the fly edge; this is usually done when the flag is displayed indoors. [5 ...
Know Nothing. Family. Booth. Signature. John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland, [1] he was a noted actor who was ...
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