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"Sic semper tyrannis" ("As for all tyrants") is what Brutus and Cassius said after killing Julius Caesar. Did John Wilkes Booth really shout that frase after killing Lincoln?
MattholomewCup · 4365 days ago · link ·
Booth was a very famous actor and had a known.... flair for the dramatic. So yeah, it makes sense that he would throw around Shakespeare quotes while killing someone. Oddly, I'm not sure that he fully 'got' the tragedy of Brutus and Cassius. Maybe he stopped after Act 3 and figured it all worked out for the assassins.
JakobVirgil · 4366 days ago · link ·
yes in america it has that connotation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_semper_tyrannis There is a strong anti-american trend in the conservative party.