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Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants". It is sometimes mistranslated as "death to tyrants."
This Latin phrase became well known because John Wilkes Booth shouted the words on the stage of Fords Theater after he had shot President Lincoln. He jumped onto the stage from the Presidential box and injured his leg.
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What does sic semper tyrannis mean in English?
death to the tyrains
Who said Sic Semper Tyrannis?
It was originally the state motto of Virginia, but John Wilkes Booth is attributed to have said it, when he jumped to the bottom of Ford's Theatre after killing President Lincoln. "Thus Always to Tyrants"
What does semper fi stand for?
Semper fi means "always faithful"
Semper Fi do or die?
Semper Fi being the USMC Motto in Latin, the English meaning: Always faithful and the Do or Die pertaining that the USMC will be always faithful and fight no matter what.
What do you say when someone says semper fi?
semper fidelis (shortened semperfi) is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. Translated it means always faithful and is used more or less as a greeting or term of endearment between marines. One marine sees another it is acceptable to say many things, one of which could be semper fi. For family members and retirees the phrase is a great way of distinguishign your self as someone who is still connected to the corps. For example the mother of marine approaches a retired vet and says my son is serving in the corps in which the vet could respond semper fi ma'am. An acceptable response would simply be semper fi, or semper (always faithful, or always) or any other term or greeting.
