Ferdinand Magellan

The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round.

I will sail where no man has dared to sail.

The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore.

The church is the true compass by which we must guide ourselves in these heathen lands.

These people worship idols; we must break them and bring them to the true faith.

We will plant the cross in these lands, and those who resist will be subdued by force.

If they will not submit to our king and our God, we must make them submit with steel and fire.

Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible... It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors... to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.

Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.

The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow of the earth on the moon and I have more faith in the Shadow than in the Church.