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:

    “A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    “Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then,
    Bowed with her fourscore years and ten;

    Bravest of all in Frederick town,
    She took up the flag the men hauled down;”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)