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** The Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear: ''"I will not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."''

*** Willshapers: "[[IJustWantToBeFree I will seek freedom.]]"

* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', the Knights Radiant have oaths (called Ideals) that represent their bonds to their [[BondCreature spren]], and grant them their powers. The exact wording of the oaths may vary from person to person but the meaning behind them is consistent.
** The first is the same for every Order:

** The Second Ideal of the Windrunners:
--->[[WeHelpTheHelpless I will protect those who cannot protect themselves]].
** The Third Ideal of the Windrunners:
--->[[SaveTheVillain I will protect even those I hate]] so long as it is right.
** The Fourth Ideal of the Windrunners:
--->[[YouDidEverythingYouCould I accept that there will be those I cannot protect.]]
** The Second Ideal of the Skybreakers:
--->I will put the law before all else.
** The Second Ideal of the Edgedancers:
--->I will remember those who have been forgotten.
** The Third Ideal of the Edgedancers:
--->I will listen to those who have been ignored.
** Lightweavers make no oaths beyond the first, and only need to speak truths (especially about themselves) to advance.
** The Second Ideal of the Bondsmiths:
--->I will unite instead of divide. I will bring men together.
** The Third Ideal of the Bondsmiths
--->[[TheAtoner I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man. ]]
** The Second Ideal of the Willshapers:
--->I will seek freedom.

* Conan the Barbarian.

** "Conan, what is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women." From the movie.
*** From ''[[OlderThanTheyThink Genghis Khan]]''.

** "I Am that I Am."
** Psalms 144:1-2 "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight: My goodness, and my fortress: my high tower, and my deliverer: my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

---->I, [recruit's name], do solemnly swear [[OhMyGods by [recruit's deity of choice]]] to uphold the Laws and Ordinances of the city of Ankh-Morpork, [[Franchise/{{Robocop}} serve the public trust]], and [[WeHelpTheHelpless defend the subjects]] of [[RoyalBlood His/Her [delete whichever is inappropriate] Majesty [name of reigning monarch]]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness without fear, favour, or thought of personal safety]]; to [[TheyFightCrime pursue evil-doers]] and [[InnocentBystanders protect the innocent]], [[HeroicSacrifice laying down my life if necessary in the cause of said duty]], so help me [aforesaid deity]. Gods Save the King/Queen [delete which is inappropriate].

-->[[KillEmAll When on their skulls the sword I swing falls shattering from the sky.]]

--->[[SaveTheVillain I will protect even those I hate]] [[NeutralGood so long as it is right.]]

---->I, [recruit's name], do solemnly swear [[OhMyGods by [recruit's deity of choice]]] to [[LawfulGood uphold the Laws and Ordinances of the city of Ankh-Morpork]], [[Franchise/{{Robocop}} serve the public trust]], and [[WeHelpTheHelpless defend the subjects]] of [[RoyalBlood His/Her [delete whichever is inappropriate] Majesty [name of reigning monarch]]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness without fear, favour, or thought of personal safety]]; to [[TheyFightCrime pursue evil-doers]] and [[InnocentBystanders protect the innocent]], [[HeroicSacrifice laying down my life if necessary in the cause of said duty]], so help me [aforesaid deity]. Gods Save the King/Queen [delete which is inappropriate].

[[LawfulGood It is not enough to say "I will not be evil." Evil must be fought wherever it is found.]]