History BadassCreed / RealLife

* US Army Rangers: "Rangers Lead The Way!"
** Then there is the slogan of the 75th Ranger Regiment: ''Sua Sponte'', translates as "Of Their Own Accord"

** Virginia's qualifies, too: "Sic Semper Tyranis" meaning "Thus always to tyrants" especially if you also consider the state's flag: [[http://www.50states.com/flag/image/nunst075.gif a figure standing over a dead king]]

->On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, [[Lawful Good to obey the Scout Laws, to help other people at all times,]]to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

---> The Devonshires held this trench.
---> The Devonshires hold it still.

** "A friend is not left behind."

-->All me bloomin' life, shipmate!
-->Me father was King Neptune, me mother was a mermaid
-->I was born on de crest of a wave, and rocked in de cradle of the deep!
-->Me eyes is stars, me teeth is spars, me hair is hemp and seaweed
-->and when I spits *spit* I spits tar!
-->I's tough, I is, I am, I are, shipmate!

-->I have no parents; I make Heaven and Earth my parents.
-->I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.
-->I have no life and death; I make the tides of breathing my life and death.
-->I have no divine power; I make honesty my divine power.
-->I have no means; I make understanding my means.
-->I have no magic secrets; I make character my magic secret.
-->I have no body; I make endurance my body.
-->I have no eyes; I make the flash of lightning my eyes.
-->I have no ears; I make sensibility my ears.
-->I have no limbs; I make promptness my limbs.
-->I have no strategy; I make “unshadowed by thought” my strategy
-->I have no designs; I make opportunity my design.
-->I have no miracles; I make right action my miracle.
-->I have no principles; I make adaptability my principles.
-->I have no tactics; I make emptiness and fullness my tactics.
-->I have no talents; I make ready wit my talent.
-->I have no friends; I make my mind my friend.
-->I have no enemy; I make carelessness my enemy.
-->I have no armor; I make Benevolence my armor.
-->I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my castle.
-->I have no sword; I make No Mind my sword.

* 617 Squadron. The Dambusters. Squadron Motto: "Apr�s Moi Le D�luge" (After Me the Flood).

** For context, this was the reply by Brigadier General Anthony [=McAuliffe=], acting commander of the 101st Division guarding Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, to the German commander Heinrich Freiherr von L�ttwitz when he sent a communique requesting the town surrender.

** Even more badass is The J?r March, written by one of the J?rs in WWI. Goes something like this:
*** ->Deep is our blow, our wrath invincible/we have no mercy, no homeland/Our fortunes are at the tip of our swords/our hearts may not give in/Our war cry rings, enchanting the country/which is severing its chains/Our defiance may not tire/until the nation of Finland are free. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6VqLkqxp7Y&feature=related]] <- The song in question with english lyrics on it.

*** This motto was used during the Winter and the Continuation Wars. It applied both in life and in death - Finns never used any massgraves, all the dead were sent back to their hometowns. No friend was left behind, not even a dead one.

* The Paris Fire Brigade (a French army unit, so it does belong here) motto: Sauver ou p�rir. Save or perish.

* "No friend is left behind", a Finnish saying.
** This is especially followed in the rich circles in Finland. Golden handshakes? Check! Humongous bonuses? Check! Spent a hundred grand on your friend's party's/business's support? Check!
* The Irish National Anthem, "Amhr�n na bFhian" ("A Soldier's Song")has some kickass moments, like in the chorus: "Tonight we man the breach / For Ireland's cause, live or die / 'Mid cannon's roar and rifle's peal / We'll sing a soldier's song".
* ''Gott zur Ehr, dem N�chsten zur Wehr." Traditional motto of german firefighters, meaning: "To the glory of God and the protection of our neighbours"

* The All Blacks Haka. All Blacks, let me become one with the land This is our land that rumbles It’s my time! It’s my moment! This defines us as the All Blacks It’s my time! It’s my moment! Our dominance Our supremacy will triumph And be placed on high Silver fern All BlacksSilver fern! All Blacks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fYIUdVNFgU
Also you don't always need to say anything to be badass.
* A simple, yet poigniant one for actors since at least the time of WilliamShakespeare: TheShowMustGoOn.

** Speaking of firearms manufacturers, Colt had one of their own: "God created man, Sam Colt made them equal."

** Also, ''[[PretentiousLatinMotto Per Aspera Ad Astra]]'' ("Through Hardships to the Stars").

** Which is reminiscent of the former Confederate boast "The South shall rise again," and the less known Yankee rejoinder: "And the North shall slap you down – Again!"

** Which is reminiscent of the former Confederate boast "The South Shall Rise Again." and the less known Yankee rejoiner: And the North will slap you down - Again!

** For context, this was the reply by Anthony McAuliffe, commander of the 101st regiment guarding Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, to the German commander Heinrich Freiherr von L�ttwitz when he sent a communique requesting the town surrender.
*** The Germans then had to ask for a translation for this reply of: "Nuts," to which the Americans told them it meant "Go to hell!"

** There's also the unofficial mottoes [[LampshadeHanging Lampshading]] the Coast Guard's frequent lack of funding: "Do more with less" and "Adapt, improvise, and overcome"

** That's the Guardian Ethos, a relatively recent creation. There's also the older Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman:

* In Finland there was "One Finn stands for ten Russians!" which was in wide use during the second world war. Famously featured on UnknownSoldier.