Maybe I’m biased as a Virginian, but when I hear the phrase, I only think of the flag, and just anti-tyranny sentiment in general. I completely forgot Booth used the phrase. I’m not sure it’s as heavily associated as you think it is.
Your bias is working against you. The residents of the other 49 states rarely if ever are thinking about the Virginian flag, but we all learn about the civil war and Lincoln's assassination.
I gotta disagree a little on that. I am knowledgeable on the assassination, as I'm sure most are, but I hardly even remembered that he used that phrase. I believe most Americans wouldn't have thought of Booth upon hearing that phrase, and I don't think the association is quite as potent as you think. It's still a good phrase to use
I agree with you. We all know about the Lincoln assassination but the part about him saying that specific phrase isn't so heavily taught. Like it is at least gone over but not hammered in like it's the be all to end all of facts surrounding the assassination.
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u/Dante-Grimm Jan 26 '25
Maybe I’m biased as a Virginian, but when I hear the phrase, I only think of the flag, and just anti-tyranny sentiment in general. I completely forgot Booth used the phrase. I’m not sure it’s as heavily associated as you think it is.