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: “Go tell the Spartans, travelers passing by,
that here, obedient to their laws we lie.”
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.
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