On the day that Karl Marx died in 1883, his housekeeper came to him and said: "Tell me your last words and I'll write them down." Marx replied: "Go on and get out! Last words are for fools who haven't said enough!" Well, that is another thing that I disagree with Marx on. Last words are very important and can be very revealing. Here are just a few famous last words:

Max Baer, the one time heavyweight champion of the world, said, as he was having a heart attack: "Oh God, here I go!"

P. T. Barnham said: "How were the circus receipts today at Madison Square Garden?"

Douglas Fairbanks, the swash-buckling actor, said: "I've never felt better!"

Franklin D. Roosevelt said: "I have a terrific headache!"

George Washington said: "Doctor, I die hard, but I'm not afraid to go."[1]

John F. Kenned…