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John Brown's last words, passed to a jailor on his way to the gallows. "I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with Blood. [38] I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done." [note 63]
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
Last words have always fascinated people. Perhaps they hold an echo of wisdom or a biting witticism — or at least a hint about who's getting what in the will. And so, Business Insider put ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday at age 80.
"My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians." [3] — Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1 October 1901), to Habibullah Khan "Come right out this way." [7] [8] — William Thomas Maxwell, American tracker and deputized sheriff (8 October 1901), telling the Smith Gang to surrender prior to the Battleground ...
He was the last surviving speaker from the March on Washington in 1963. "The NBA Family mourns the passing of Rep. John Lewis, a great American hero and icon of the civil rights movement and the ...
— John Brown of Haddington, Scottish minister and author (19 June 1787) "If you wait a little, I shall be able to tell you from personal experience." [14]: 39 — Christoph Willibald Gluck, composer of Italian and French opera (15 November 1787), when asked whether a tenor or a bass should sing the role of Christ in The Last Judgement