13 of the most famous last words in history

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George Harrison spoke his last words to his wife and son.

We love famous last words.

There's a reason there are so many books listing memorable deathbed sayings throughout history out there. Perhaps we'd just rather believe well-known figures tend to die saying something clever and profound. It makes death itself a little less scary.

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But, for that reason, final words can be quite tricky. As with any quotes on the internet - and historical quotes, in general - it's hard to sort out what's true and what's phony or exaggerated.

Here are several poignant, strange, or otherwise memorable last words from throughout history: