W.C. Fields
You're probably thinking of Patrick Henry, who said "Give me liberty or give me death".
There are many words you can use rather than said such asstatedproclaimedprotested =) thanks
The quote "Let the dead bury the dead" was spoken by Atticus Finch in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Atticus is explaining to Scout that it is important to focus on the living and the present rather than being consumed by the past.
Red refers to being a communist and the saying is that they would rather be dead than have to become a communist
Niccolo Machiavelli
Scavengers eat carrion (usually dead animals) rather than hunt for food.
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Stella Mowen said the quote "You would rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of mediocrity."
it is said that there are more alive than dead but the polution is upping the death rate
Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan
because they were smarter
Most likely a scroll rather than a book (codex)