White Flag

White Flag

White flags have had different meanings throughout history and depending on the locale.

Read more about White Flag:  Flag of Temporary Truce in Order To Parley (negotiate), Umayyad Dynasty, Ancien Régime in France, American Civil War, Christianity, Racing, Buddhist and Confucian Countries, Taliban Afghanistan, Minamoto Clan

Famous quotes containing the words white and/or flag:

    “Retreat was out of hope,—
    Behind, a sealed route,
    Eternity’s white flag before,
    And God at every gate.”
    —Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

    “—Here, the flag snaps in the glare and silence
    Of the unbroken ice. I stand here,
    The dogs bark, my beard is black, and I stare
    At the North Pole. . .
    And now what? Why, go back.

    Turn as I please, my step is to the south.”
    —Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)