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MOLON LABE(Come and get 'em)
Multiple instances ^
| Unknown, though thought to be shortly after 500BC
| Historical
Posted on 08/14/2002 7:11:57 PM PDT by Freemeorkillme
MOLON LABE
(mo-lone lah-veh)
In 480 BC, Xerxes (son of Darius, King of Persia) was in full preparation to invade Athens, the leader of the Greek city-states.
King Leonidas of Sparta (Left), another city-state, had agreed to help stop the invading Persians, and marched with 300 hand-picked troops to Thermopylae on the north coast of Greece. Thermopylae was the best of three possible defensive areas in which Xerxes' invading army had to advance. This mountain gap along the coast was about 60 feet wide, and was the best location for a blocking action.
When Leonidas was preparing to make his stand, a Persian envoy arrived. The envoy explained to Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the huge Persian army and demanded that the Spartans lay down their arms. Leonidas told Xerxes "MOLON LABE", or "Come And Get Them."
"Our archers are so numerous," said the envoy, "that the flight of their arrows darkens the sun."
"So much the better," replied Leonidas, "for we shall fight them in the shade."
After three days of fighting and having killed countless numbers of Xerxes' elite troops, they were finally overrun after being betrayed by a traitor who showed the enemy another pass behind the defender. King Leonidas and his Spartans were then killed to the last man. However, King Leonidas and his troops gave the rest of Greece more time to mobilize and increased their morale. Xerxes' eventually withdrew.
Today there is a plaque dedicated to those heroes at the site. It reads: Go tell the Spartans, travelers passing by, that here, obedient to their laws we lie. The point of this true story is when anybody demands you to give up your guns, tell them "MOLON LABE". You may fall in the first fight, but many more will step into your place.
homer quote
TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2ndammendment; bang; banglist; godsgravesglyphs; misc; molonlabe; rkba; sas
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To: jae471
I made a bumber sticker out of MWLWN LABE and while on a cross country vacation I was stopped for speeding in Colorado. The officer asked me what fraternity I belonged to...:O)
To: Freemeorkillme
Fine, except that mentally ill loons are not allowed to own or possess weapons. That right belongs to rational, responsible people only, not to murderers or anarchists.
To: Cultural Jihad
Fine, except that mentally ill loons are not allowed to own or possess weapons. That right belongs to rational, responsible people only, not to murderers or anarchists. And I suppose you think the Government should assume that I'm a mentally ill loon, and require me to prove that I'm not one, before I'm allowed to own a weapon - so that the Government can continue to allow mentally ill loons to live among us... ?
yawwwnnn....
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posted on
08/15/2002 12:14:56 AM PDT
by
fire_eye
To: Squantos; Travis McGee; Joe Brower
MOLON LABE!
To: GummyIII
...bang...
To: Cultural Jihad
HuH?? Did you accidentally post to the wrong thread?? What in the world does "mentally ill loons, murderers or anarchists" have to do with any shred of this thread??
To: Freemeorkillme
What in the world does "mentally ill loons, murderers or anarchists" have to do with any shred of this thread?? Don't you know? Anyone who defies or criticizes The State is by definition mentally ill. They need to be placed in State mental health facilities so that they can "recover".
To: Ancesthntr
bttt
To: Travis McGee
bttt
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posted on
08/15/2002 10:25:31 AM PDT
by
tang-soo
To: Cultural Jihad
Anyone who is not to be trusted with the full rights endowed by our creator should not be free among the rest of us.
If someone cannot be trusted with a gun, they should (still) be locked up.
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posted on
08/15/2002 2:28:16 PM PDT
by
MrB
To: Ciexyz
"Gates of Fire" rocked. Heartily recommend it to my fellow Freepers
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posted on
08/15/2002 2:39:41 PM PDT
by
MattinNJ
To: MrB
Better yet, let them roam freely, just don't grant them items requiring responsible use, such as a car license or weapon. More than likely they are well able to conduct their affairs harmlessly enough, water their gardens, go shopping, chat with neighbors, etc. but they have demonstrated an incapacity to be responsible with dangerous instruments. Take them away, and they are fine in society for the most part.
To: DeaconBenjamin
Gonzales, Texas
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posted on
08/15/2002 5:43:19 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Cultural Jihad; RogueIsland; MrB
Responses faaaarrr off topic. I suggest a reread of entire thread before posting here again.
Keep it on topic.
To: jae471
As in: "moe-LONE lah-VEH?"
To: Freemeorkillme
Keep it on topic. Who died and made you Thread Overlord?
To: Cultural Jihad
The question I have for you is: Who gets to decide? You? No thanks, CJ. Go toke another doobie and get your head straight. Then maybe you can stay on topic.
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posted on
08/16/2002 2:34:34 PM PDT
by
dcwusmc
To: dcwusmc
Molon Labe
To: Freemeorkillme
bump
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posted on
08/16/2002 6:54:28 PM PDT
by
Cacique
To: Cultural Jihad
And this picture means what, exactly?????
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posted on
08/16/2002 7:04:03 PM PDT
by
dcwusmc
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