No pasarán

On ne passe pas ! The 1918 French propaganda poster by Maurice Neumont that reads: "Twice I have stood and vanquished on the Marne. Brother civilian, the underhand offensive of 'white peace' will attack you in turn; and like me you must stand firm and vanquish. Be strong and shrewd. Beware of Boche hypocrisy." "They shall not pass" (French: Ils ne passeront pas and French: On ne passe pas; Romanian: Pe aici nu se trece; Spanish: No pasarán) is a slogan, notably used by France in World War I, to express a determination to defend a position against an enemy. Its Spanish-language form was also used as an anti-fascist slogan during the Spanish Civil War by the Republican faction. Spanish communist Dolores Ibárruri used the slogan to rally the Republican defenders of Madrid against Francisco Franco's nationalist forces. The phrase became an enduring symbol of anti-fascist resistance worldwide.

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