31 of the Coolest Last Words from Historical Figures

‘Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!’
31 of the Coolest Last Words from Historical Figures

If you’re somebody who’s likely going to be talked about past death, you gotta make sure you have some top-notch last words on hand. It’s your chance to knock the last page of your own autobiography out of the park. With how completely some historical figures made good on this, you just know they had some in their back pocket.

A discussion looked for some of the coolest last words in history, and Redditors delivered. Now, let’s make it clear, that doesn’t mean they came from good people. Based purely on how smooth of a goodbye they gave to this mortal coil, here are some of the best last words from history.

RobAtSGH 8y ago The bastards tried to come over me last night. I guess they didn't know I was a Marine. During the Battle of Tulagi, PFC Edward H. Ahrens was mortally wounded while single- handedly fighting back a group of Japanese soldiers attempting to infiltrate Allied lines. After his superior officer discovered Ahrens the next morning surrounded by dead Japanese troops, he whispered these words and died.
Dubnbstm 8y ago Edited 8y ago 'Let no man write my epitaph; for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance, asperse them. Let them and me rest in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, and my memory in oblivion, until other times and other men can do justice to my character. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then and not till then, let my epitaph be written. I have done.' Robert Emmet, Irish Republican before execution.
 . 8y ago if I even had a wooden sword -Minamoto no Yoshitomo, father of the first Shogun. Не was ambushed while he was taking a bath, unarmed. The traditional offering at his grave is a wooden sword.
dilligafatallever . 8y ago Breaker Morant ,Australian soldier in the Boer War, in front of a firing squad, Shoot straight , you bastards.
reallydarnconfused 8y ago Todd Beamer, when United Airlines Flight 93 got hijacked by terrorists during 9/11 attacks, his last words through the phone were let's roll
KidzKlub . 8y ago I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. - Nathan Hale
yes_its_him . 8y ago French fries ' - convicted murderer James French, just before being electrocuted.
8y ago paxgarmana I've always been partial to: The Guard dies, it does not surrender by general Chambronne
Gorgonite-Scum . 8y ago Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards. -Willem Arondeus, Member of the Dutch Resistance during WW2 before being executed by firing squad.
AidanSiira 8y ago Nat Turner. Slave preacher and Leader of Nat Turner's rebellion in 1831. Не believed he was a prophet sent from God to end slavery in America. Moments before being hanged someone asked him Is this your mission from God? Nat responded with, Was Christ not crucified? And then was hanged.
 . 8y ago Karl Marx - Last words are for fools who havent said enough!
Freeiheit a 8y ago When Voltaire was on his death bed, a priest asked him to renounce Satan. Не replied: now now, this is no time for making enemies
Ozurip . & 8y ago Turn me over, I'm done on this side -St. Lawrence, being roasted to death
solzhe . 8y ago In response to a priest asking if he would like to forgive his enemies: I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot. Ramón Maria Narváez
Devonai . 8y ago What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John Sedgwick
infered5 . 8y ago William Palmer, at his public execution for murder, reportedly looked at the gallows trapdoor, looked at the executioner and said Are you sure it's safe?
SpellboundDogfighter . 8y ago Vi faccio vedere come muore un Italiano! - I'll show you how an Italian dies! - Fabrizio Quattrocchi after refusing to kneel before being executed by Islamist militants in Iraq
thehorns78 8y ago I've had eighteen straight whiskeys. I think that's the record. Dylan Thomas after going into the Whitehorse pub, announcing he was going to drink himself to death, then doing just that.
Browny413 8y ago To the strongest Alexander the Great whilst his general's were begging him to name the person who would succeed him. They knew if he didn't name a heir to the empire he and his army had just built, it would crumble. And of course it did.
Flashpenny 8y ago Edited 8y ago Groucho Marx + Nurse Do you have anything you want to say before you die? Die? Why, that's the last thing I'll ever do!
jusper50 . 8y ago I am not the least afraid to die. - Charles Darwin
Orca4444 . 8y ago Hurry up, you Hoosier bastard, I could kill ten men while you're fooling around. Carl Panzram (1891-1930), American serial killer.
PopeliusJones . 8y ago Gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Apple George Appel, moments before his execution by electric chair.
MayaDementhia . 8y ago Pardon me sir, I meant not to do it. - Marie Antoinette, after accidentally stepping on the foot of her executioner while stepping up to the guillotine.
JakeTheBull . 8y ago It's just that I will miss you all so much. Ow, fuck - Roald Dahl
Neb810 8y ago More Weight! Giles Corey was accused of witchcraft in 1692 and executed by pressing (a board is placed on the body and rocks are added to the board). The pressing was an attempt to coerce a confession, but Corey encouraged more weight as the pressing continued.
 . 8y ago I did not get my Spaghetti-O's; I got spaghetti. | want the press to know this. - Thomas J. Grasso (being executed)
GeneralTonic 8y ago The city is fallen and / am still alive, 11 said Emperor Constantine XI, as he watched the massive ancient wall fall in. Не then tore off his imperial regalia and decorations, leaving nothing to distinguish himself from his own soldiers, and charged headlong into the mass of Turks pouring through the breach. Не was never seen again.
Blue_Tomb . 8y ago Take a step forward, lads. It will be easier that way Erskine Childers, facing death by firing squad.
Madlibsluver 8y ago Edited 8y ago I see you have made three spelling mistakes. Marquis de Favras after reading his death warrant before being guillotined Edit Hanged
 . 8y ago | have made but one mistake - emperor titus. Nobody has figured out what the hell he was talking about in 2000 years.

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