V for Vendetta, by Alan MooreRead about another entry on the list.
“Remember, remember, the 5th of November, for that is the date on my tombstone.” –V.
Boy, howdy, most vigilantes don’t get this kind of spectacular Viking funeral, what with the destruction of 10 Downing Street and all. Though he did not in life, maybe V found in death the Land of Do-as-You-Please.
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