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[-] Nougat@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

I wonder how much of a coincidence it is that the Virginia state flag contains the Latin phrase shouted by John Wilkes Booth after he shot Lincoln.

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 2 points 9 months ago

I believe Booth got it from a play, so unrelated. But it was probably a more popular phrase before Booth used it.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

I believe its from the play Caesar by Shakespeare

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