White Flag

White Flag

White flags have had different meanings throughout history and depending on the locale.

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Famous quotes containing the words white and/or flag:

    “Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
    Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
    Here once the embattled farmers stood
    And fired the shot heard round the world.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)