Final address (1973)
Context: The people must defend themselves, but they must not sacrifice themselves. The people must not let themselves be destroyed or riddled with bullets, but they cannot be humiliated either.
Workers of my country, I have faith in Chile and its destiny. Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail. Keep in mind that, much sooner than later, great avenues will again be opened, through which will pass the free man, to construct a better society.
Long live Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!
These are my last words, and I am certain that my sacrifice will not be in vain, I am certain that, at the very least, it will be a moral lesson that will punish felony, cowardice, and treason.
“Long live Iraq! Long live the Iraqi people! Down with the traitors!”
Saddam Hussein (1937–2006) Iraqi politician and President
Death Penalty for Saddam Hussein http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6117910.stm (BBC News online) <br class="br">Reaction on being sentenced to death, November 5, 2006.
“Long live Montreal, Long live Quebec! Long live Free Quebec!”
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) eighteenth President of the French Republic
Vive Montreal; Vive le Québec! Vive le Québec libre!
From a balcony at Montreal City Hall, with particular emphasis on the word 'libre'. The phrase, a slogan used by Quebecers who favoured Quebec sovereignty, and de Gaulle's use of it, was seen by them as lending his tacit support to the movement. The speech sparked a diplomatic incident with Canada's government, and was condemned by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, saying that "Canadians do not need to be liberated."
Fifth Republic and other post-WW2
José de San Martín (1778–1850) Argentine general and independence leader
El Perú es desde este momento libre e independiente por la voluntad general de los pueblos y por la justicia de su causa que Dios defiende. ¡Viva la patria! ¡Viva la libertad! ¡Viva la independencia!
(Declaration of the Peruvian independence, July 28, 1821).
“Long live the Cuban revolution! Long live Comrade Fidel Castro!”
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist
1990s, Speech at a Rally in Cuba (1991)
“May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.”
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American science fiction author
Seneca the Younger book Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter CI: On the Futility of Planning Ahead
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist
"On the American Dead in Spain", New Masses (February 14, 1939)
“Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances.”
Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695) French poet, fabulist and writer.
Garde-toi, tant que tu vivras,
De juger les gens sur la mine.
Book VI (1668), fable 5.
Fables (1668–1679)
“The secret to living long is to have something to live for.”
David Levithan book Love Is the Higher Law
Source: Love Is the Higher Law
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Source: Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848), p. 246
