Though John Lennon released a 1980 song that contains this quote its origin is not found there. The quote is attributed to the American journalist and well known cartoonist, Allen Saunders, in 1957. This is a popular quote with many variations and attributions.more »
Who said: "It is an ideal for which I hope to live for and to see realized. But, My Lord, if it needs to be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."?