Famous quotes containing the words martyrs and/or memorial:
“Would martyrs have sung in the flames for a mere inference, however inevitable it might be?”
—William James (1842–1910)
“When I received this [coronation] ring I solemnly bound myself in marriage to the realm; and it will be quite sufficient for the memorial of my name and for my glory, if, when I die, an inscription be engraved on a marble tomb, saying, “Here lieth Elizabeth, which reigned a virgin, and died a virgin.””
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)