Sic semper tyrannis
Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase attributed to Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the people who assassinated Julius Caesar.[1] It can be translated as "Thus always to tyrants". John Wilkes Booth is believed to have said the phrase after assassinating Abraham Lincoln. It is also the motto of the Commonwealth of Virginia.[2]
Sic Semper Tyrannis Media
The Insignia of the 149th Fighter Squadron
Great Seal of Virginia with the commonwealth's motto.
"Happy While United" was the slogan on a medal coined by the State of Virginia in 1780. First envisioned by Thomas Jefferson, the medal was minted and designed to be given to Indian signatories to the treaties Jefferson planned with the First Peoples of Virginia.
References
- ↑ "Definition of SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ↑ "Virginia State Motto | Sic Semper Tyrannis". statesymbolsusa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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