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sic semper tyrannis

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[seek sem-per ty-rahn-nis, sik sem-per ti-ran-is] / sik ˈsɛm pɛr tüˈrɑn nɪs, sɪk ˈsɛm pər tɪˈræn ɪs /
Latin.
  1. thus always to tyrants: motto of Virginia.


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But the Revolution filled his poor head with notions about the Greeks and the Romans, Harmodius and Aristogiton, Cornelia and the Gracchi, sic semper tyrannis, and Phrygian caps.

From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive

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