So little done--so much to do. Cecil John Rhodes (Founder of the Rhodes Scholarships), last words, 1902. I have tried so hard to do the right. Grover Cleveland, last words, 1908. Let us cross the river, and rest under the trees. Thomas Jonathan [Stonewall] Jackson, last words, 10 May 1863. Now comes the mystery. Henry Ward Beecher, last words, 8 March 1887.
US abolitionist & clergyman (1813 - 1887) The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. Thomas Paine
US patriot & political philosopher (1737 - 1809) Strike the tent. Robert E. Lee, last words, 12 October 1870.
US-Confederate general (1807 - 1870) I now have no time to be tired. Wilhelm I, last words, 8 March 1888. I still live. Daniel Webster, last words, 24 October 1852.
US diplomat, lawyer, orator, & politician (1782 - 1852) Chief of the Army. Napoleon Bonaparte, last words, 1821
French general & politician (1769 - 1821) This is the last of earth! I am content. John Quincy Adams, last words, 21 February 1848.
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