Sic Semper Tyrannis
Sic semper tyrannis
is a
Latin
phrase meaning "
Thus always to tyrants
". It is the
state motto
of
Virginia
(and also that of the
USS Virginia
), recommended by
George Mason
to the Virginia Convention in
1776
. The phrase is attributed to
Brutus
at the assassination of
Julius Caesar
. Also,
John Wilkes Booth
may have shouted it after shooting
Abraham Lincoln
in
1865
. In his mug shots following the
Oklahoma City Bombing
Timothy McVeigh
is wearing a shirt with a picture of Booth on it and "Sic Semper Tyrannis" written below.
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