Did They Say It?

It is possible that the phrase came from Maria Theresa, a Spanish princess who married into the French nobility 100 years before Marie Antoinette did. Also, despite her opulent lifestyle, Antoinette was quite charitable, and such a statement would have been strange from her.

Gore said, "I took the initiative in creating the Internet," but he never meant to point to himself as its founder. Rather, he meant that, as Vice President, he created a nurturing environment for the growth of the internet.

This is the best English translation for the German phrase, "Proletarier aller Länder vereinigt Euch!" in The Communist Manifesto

The word was used mostly in comedy routines starting in the '50s. It was only attributed to Capone in 1969, but most likely as a joke.

This was said by Tina Fey pretending to be Sarah Palin on SNL.

Full quote, written in a letter to French physicist Jean-Baptiste Le Roy: "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

Bush said this during a campaign speech in the 2000 election. He later used the same word in a speech to the CIA after 9/11.

It was used by Louis Fischer, a biography of Gandhi, to describe his philosophy.

He said this in a speech to the House of Commons in 1940.

This may be a Chinese proverb, and it was used by Adlai Stevenson to describe Eleanor Roosevelt after her death.

He first said this in 1900, claiming it was a West African proverb. However, these is no evidence of this; it is possible it was made up by Roosevelt himself.

It was attributed to Stalin in 1947, but there is absolutely no evidence he said it.

This may come from Proverbs 17:28 ("Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue"). It didn't appear in modern writing until 1931, long after Lincoln's death.

Said in 1987 in front of the Berlin Wall.

Said in 1973 to Associated Press editors.