Historical Phrases |
Quotes related to historical events.
 | You have won, O Galilean. — Julian the Apostate, 331-363 AD, Roman emperor (his last words dying after the battle in Maranga against Persians) 9 likes |
 | I came, I saw, I won. Veni, vidi, vici. — Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, Roman general & Consul (message to the Senate after his victory over Pharnaces of Pontus in 47 BC) 107 likes |
 | After us the deluge. Apres nous, le deluge. — Madame de Pompadour, 1721-1764, mistress of the French King Louis XV 8 likes |
 | Eureka! (I found! I found!) Εύρηκα! Εύρηκα! — Archimedes, 287-212 BC, Ancient Greek mathematician & inventor (running naked from his bath after dicovering the 'Archimedes principle') 4 likes |
 | Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Liberté, égalité, fraternité. — National motto of France and a slogan of the French Revolution 7 likes |
 | Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonour. They chose dishonour. They will have war. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 (to Neville Chamberlain after the Munich accords, 1938) 5 likes |
 | Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! — Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989] 7 likes |
 | Ich bin ein Berliner! I am a Berliner! — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] (from a June 26, 1963 speech in West Berlin) 3 likes |
 | France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 6 likes |
 | I Shall Return. — Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, American general 4 likes |
 | I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. — Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945] (speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, 1932) 5 likes |
| After us, the deluge. Après nous, le déluge. — Madame de Pompadour, 1721-1764, mistress of the French King Louis XV 3 likes |
| Come and get them [the arms]. Μολών λαβέ. — Leonidas, King of Sparta (at Thermopylae, 480 BC) 16 likes |
