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About angelina salacinski
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I am always reading books and I have various books on quotations. I can answer most questions on quotations from books or other areas.

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i am always doing quizzes so i have a broad knowledge about most things,but i love browsing through my quotation books.

 
   

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Quotations - quote author


Expert: angelina salacinski - 4/4/2003

Question
Who authored/coined the quote:

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!

As many sites on the web say Emiliano Zapata as say Dolores Ibarruri. Which one is it? or was it Thoreau?

Thank you very much as I do not want to mis-credit this famous quote when I use it....  

Answer
hi david
the quote is attributed to dolores ibarruri, also known as la passionaria ,in a speech in paris on 3rd september 1936 but it is also a attributed to emiliano zapata.
i always prefer to use books as they are more accurate.
in the oxford dictionary of phrase saying and quotation it is accredited to both but ibarruri is listed first which means  she said it first but you would be right whoever you chose.
hope this helps-angelina

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