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| − | ''''Molon labe'''' is ancient [[Greek]] expression meaning "Come and take them!". It has been one of the slogans of the [[Second Amendment]] [[unalienable rights]] movement in [[America]] among [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] [[veterans]], [[patriot]]s, [[prepper]]s and [[gun enthusiast]]s. It means "Come and Take Them!" | + | ''''Molon labe'''' is ancient [[Greek]] expression meaning "[[Come and take it]]!". It has been one of the slogans of the [[Second Amendment]] [[unalienable rights]] movement in [[America]] among [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] [[veterans]], [[patriot]]s, [[prepper]]s and [[gun enthusiast]]s. |
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| | It is [[Leonidas|King Leonidas]]' defiant reply to the [[Persia]]ns demand at the start of the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] for his 300 [[Spartan]]s to [[surrender]] their [[weapon|arms]]. | | It is [[Leonidas|King Leonidas]]' defiant reply to the [[Persia]]ns demand at the start of the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] for his 300 [[Spartan]]s to [[surrender]] their [[weapon|arms]]. |
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| | Among [[American]] conservatives and libertarians the expression has become a modern-day [[Second Amendment]] rallying cry of resolve never to forget our [[unalienable rights]] to [[self-defense]], [[home security]] and [[deterrence]] against [[big government]] [[tyranny]] by [[disarmament|disarming]] in the face of the new Federal [[Nanny state]]-[[Police state]]. | | Among [[American]] conservatives and libertarians the expression has become a modern-day [[Second Amendment]] rallying cry of resolve never to forget our [[unalienable rights]] to [[self-defense]], [[home security]] and [[deterrence]] against [[big government]] [[tyranny]] by [[disarmament|disarming]] in the face of the new Federal [[Nanny state]]-[[Police state]]. |
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| − | In the [[Texas Revolution]], the phrase "Come and take it" was also a rallying cry. | + | In the [[Texas Revolution]], the phrase "[[Come and take it]]" was also a rallying cry. |
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| | ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
| | * [[Battle of Thermopylae]] | | * [[Battle of Thermopylae]] |
| | * [[Molon Labe!]] - a 21st centurty [[Conservative]] [[Libertarian]] [[fiction]]al "[[Battle of Thermopylae]]" written by [[Boston T. Party]] | | * [[Molon Labe!]] - a 21st centurty [[Conservative]] [[Libertarian]] [[fiction]]al "[[Battle of Thermopylae]]" written by [[Boston T. Party]] |
| − | * [[Molon labe]] - Slogan for the [[Second Amendment]] [[unalienable rights]] movement - "Come and Take Them!" | + | * [[Molon labe]] - Slogan for the [[Second Amendment]] [[unalienable rights]] movement - "[[Come and take it]]!" |
| | * [[From my cold, dead hands]] | | * [[From my cold, dead hands]] |
| | + | * [[List of military strategies and concepts]] |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
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| − | [[Category:Ancient Greece]] | + | [[Category : Ancient Greece]] |
| − | [[Category:Second Amendment]] | + | [[Category : Second Amendment]] |
| − | [[Category:Military History]] | + | [[Category : Military History]] |
| − | [[Category:Veterans]] | + | [[Category : Veterans]] |
| − | [[Category:Military]] | + | [[Category : Military]] |
| | + | [[Category : Survivalism]] |
| | + | [[Category : Military Strategies and Concepts]] |
| | + | [[Category : Pro Second Amendment]] |