To: ArrogantBustard; 8mmMauser
It's actually the motto of the Christeros!
Vicente Fox adopted it during his campaign for President of Mexico so I did some research and that's what I learned.
However, 8mmMauser informed me that a similar slogan was used in France during the revolution but others defending their Catholic faith.
Oddly enough, it was on this improbably titled thread:
Weapons Evaluations From A Marine Iraqi Vet
9 posted on
11/21/2005 1:56:44 PM PST by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: Incorrigible
Interesting. I suppose it takes on a different sort of spin, depending on whether it's used by satanic French revolutionaries, Catholic martyrs, or fictional communist racists.
10 posted on
11/21/2005 2:01:24 PM PST by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Incorrigible
Hmmm ... and now I see it was used by good folks who fought against the French Revolution. I misunderstood.
thanks for the background.
11 posted on
11/21/2005 2:03:20 PM PST by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Incorrigible
I believe a very similar slogan was used by the Catholic and Royal Army (of the Vendee) fighting the French Revolutionaries: "If I advance, follow me; if I am killed, avenge me; if I retreat, shoot me."
Viva Cristo Rey!
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