sic semper tyrannis

American  

[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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sic semper tyrannis

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