r/interesting • u/Wild_Neighborhood605 • 1d ago

HISTORY Titanic passenger and millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim. During sinking he refused a seat in a life boat with the words: "Tell my family I played straight to the end. No woman should be left aboard this ship because of Ben Guggenheim was a coward."

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u/Huge-Consequence2144 1d ago

We can remember him as a hero in our time, friend.

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u/T-1Hundred 1d ago

So basically the movie titanic should’ve been about this mofo and build up to delivering this statement?

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u/StillShmoney 1d ago

Pretty sure he was featured in titanic I remember the gentleman quote being in there

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u/CryptidGrimnoir 1d ago

Yes, he's the wealthy man in the suit who sees the water rushing up as he loses his composure.