Complex sentence: Tony, as he was affectionately known, called the leaders cowards and said that he would continue the cause and that he was not afraid, he was prepared to die when he said "I'd rather be a dead hero than a living coward".
Split into simpler sentences: Tony, as he was affectionately known, called the leaders cowards and said that he would continue the cause and that he was not afraid to die. He said, "I'd rather be a dead hero than a living coward".