But when that Opposition, victorious in the general election of 1880, took office in April of that year, the officials in South Africa, whose guidance they sought, made light of Boer discontent, and declared that it would be impossible now to undo what had been done in 1877. Thus misled, the new Cabinet refused to reverse the annexation, saying by the mouth of the Under Secretary for the Colonies, "Fieri non debuit, Factum valet."
"Impressions of South Africa"
James Bryce
Therefore doth it delight me best To stand in the choir among the rest, With the great organ trumpeting Through its metallic tubes, and sing: Et verbum caro Factum est!
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In the Factum to the king Champlain explained that France would derive benefit from the colonization of Canada, provided workmen and labourers were sent to the country.
"The Makers of Canada: Champlain"
N. E. Dionne