Fortitudine Vincimus

( By Endurance We Conquer)

Fortitudine Vincimus

( By Endurance We Conquer)

It was the family motto of Sir Ernest Shackleton, and the phrase gave name to the ship used for his world-famous polar expedition.

“Of all their enemies — the cold, the ice, the sea — he feared none more than demoralization.”

Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton’s incredible voyage

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