It was recited to Ronald Reagan's character in the 1942 film King's Row and it was quoted by Timothy McVeigh shortly before his execution.* It is the source of two very common phrases, "I am the master of my fate" and "my head is bloody, but unbowed", which are seen as hyperbolic versions of the stereotypically British "stiff upper lip". FTP, what is this poem by William Ernest Henley, the title of which is Latin for unconquered.
It was recited to Ronald Reagan's character in the 1942 film King's Row and it was quoted by Timothy McVeigh shortly before his execution.* It is the source of two very common phrases, "I am the master of my fate" and "my head is bloody, but unbowed", which are seen as hyperbolic versions of the stereotypically British "stiff upper lip". FTP, what is this poem by William Ernest Henley, the title of which is Latin for unconquered.
It was recited to Ronald Reagan's character in the 1942 film King's Row and it was quoted by Timothy McVeigh shortly before his execution.
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