"Les soldats, quand je donne l'ordre de tirer, tirent directement sur mon cœur. Attendez la commande. Ce sera mon dernier pour toi. Je proteste contre ma condamnation. J'ai combattu cent batailles pour la France, et pas une contre elle ... Soldats! Feu!"
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January 1, 1970

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Who: Michel Ney — Note: Said before being executed by firing squad following the defeat of his supreme leader, Napoleon Bonaparte. He had been offered a last request, and had asked for the right to give the firing squad the order to fire.