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13 of the most famous last words in history

Published by Business Insider on Sun, 22 Oct 2017


We love famous last words.There's a reason there are so many books listingmemorable deathbed sayings throughout history out there. Perhaps we'd just rather believe well-known figures tend to die saying something clever and profound. It makes death itself a little less scary.But, for that reason, final words can be quite tricky. As with any quotes on the internetand historical quotes, in generalit's hard to sort out what's true and what's phony or exaggerated.Here are several poignant, strange, or otherwise memorable last words from throughout history:SEE ALSO:18 people who accomplished incredible things at a shockingly young ageHistorians believe the 21-year-old school teacher-turned-spy was paraphrasing a line from the popular 18th century play "Cato" as he stood on the scaffold, according to the book "Cato's Tears and the Making of Anglo-American Emotion." The British hung Hale after he was captured during a failed 1776 espionage mission in Long Island.The Roman statesman met his fate in 43 BCE, after Mark Anthony put a hit out on him during the power struggle following Julius Caesar's death.Cicero attempted to flee, but accepted his death when confronted by his assassins. He evenstuck his head out of his litter in order to make it easier for the killers to strike, according to "Forgotten Justice."According to the 2016 biography "Marie-Antoinette," the deposed French queen apologized to her executioner on the scaffold in 1793. She had accidentally stepped on his foot on her way to the guillotine.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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