List of political epithets

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Bloody Shirt

U.S.: Used in late 19th Century, implying that the Democratic Party were responsible for provoking the U.S. Civil War. A speaker or writer expounding this viewpoint was said to "wave the bloody shirt." Some claim term originates from scene in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in which Marc Antony delivers the eulogy after Caesar was betrayed and murdered by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.

Related Topics:
Democratic Party - U.S. Civil War - Shakespeare's - Julius Caesar - Marc Antony - Marcus Junius Brutus - Gaius Cassius Longinus

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