Two little words. With these two words, two concepts were verbalized that have lived for nearly two and a half Millennia.
They signify and characterize both the heart of the Warrior, and the
indomitable spirit of mankind. From the ancient Greek, they are the
reply of the Spartan General-King Leonidas to Xerxes, the Persian
Emperor who came with 600,000 of the fiercest fighting troops in the
world to conquer and invade little Greece, then the center and
birthplace of civilization as we know it.
Molon Labe! They mean, "Come and get them!"
Molon Labe! They mean, "Come and get them!"
They live on today as the most notable quote in military history. And
so began the classic example of courage and valor in its dismissal of
overwhelming superiority of numbers, wherein the heart and spirit of
brave men overcame insuperable odds. Today, there lies a plaque
dedicated to these heroes all at the site. It reads:
We have adopted this defiant utterance as a battle cry in our war against oppression because it says so clearly and simply towards those who would take our arms.
It signifies our determination to not strike the first blow, but also to not stand mute and allow our loved ones, and all that we believe in and stand for, to be trampled by men who would deprive us of our God-given or "natural" if you will, rights to suit their own ends.
We have adopted this defiant utterance as a battle cry in our war against oppression because it says so clearly and simply towards those who would take our arms.
It signifies our determination to not strike the first blow, but also to not stand mute and allow our loved ones, and all that we believe in and stand for, to be trampled by men who would deprive us of our God-given or "natural" if you will, rights to suit their own ends.
I'll stand with you if you allow my brother My fellow Americans.
ReplyDeleteI am sure all will.
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