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: ''This is a page about the [[Scouting|Scout]] motto. For other uses, see [[Be Prepared (disambiguation)]]'' | : ''This is a page about the [[Scouting|Scout]] motto. For other uses, see [[Be Prepared (disambiguation)]]'' | ||
'''The Scout | '''The Scout Motto''' of the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]] is ''Be Prepared''. In various languages, it has been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. All the member organisations of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) share this same motto. | ||
==[[Robert Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] on "Be Prepared"== | == [[Robert Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] on "Be Prepared" == | ||
Of course, it is no coincidence that this motto can be shortened to B. P. and [[Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the movement, used to shorten his surname into ''B.-P.'' | Of course, it is no coincidence that this motto can be shortened to B. P. and [[Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the movement, used to shorten his surname into ''B.-P.'' | ||
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In the third part of ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' Robert Baden-Powell explains the meaning of the phrase: | In the third part of ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' Robert Baden-Powell explains the meaning of the phrase: | ||
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"To do the right thing at the right moment" can be extreme: | "To do the right thing at the right moment" can be extreme: | ||
:"Where a man has gone so far as to attempt suicide, a Scout should know what to do with him."<ref>{{cite book| last =Baden-Powell | first =Robert | title =Scouting for Boys</i> - Campfire Yarn No. 25 - Helping Others}}</ref> | :"Where a man has gone so far as to attempt suicide, a Scout should know what to do with him."<ref>{{cite book| last =Baden-Powell | first =Robert | title =Scouting for Boys</i> - Campfire Yarn No. 25 - Helping Others}}</ref> | ||
:"BE PREPARED to die for your country if need be, so that when the moment arrives you may charge home with confidence, not caring whether you are going to be killed or not" <ref> | :"BE PREPARED to die for your country if need be, so that when the moment arrives you may charge home with confidence, not caring whether you are going to be killed or not" <ref>''Scouting for Boys'', First Publication, #5, 12 February 1908, pp. 331-332. (not in later editions)</ref> | ||
Also, the first handbook for Girl Guides, ''[[How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire]]'' by [[Agnes Baden-Powell|Agnes]] and Robert Baden-Powell, similarly explains: | Also, the first handbook for Girl Guides, ''[[How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire]]'' by [[Agnes Baden-Powell|Agnes]] and Robert Baden-Powell, similarly explains: | ||
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(The "other Guides" of this quote are the [[Khyber Guide Regiment]].) | (The "other Guides" of this quote are the [[Khyber Guide Regiment]].) | ||
==Acrostic Poem== | == Acrostic Poem == | ||
The following acrostic poem illustrates the Scout Motto: | The following acrostic poem illustrates the Scout Motto: | ||
* '''B'''ravery | * '''B'''ravery | ||
* '''E'''nterprise | * '''E'''nterprise | ||
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* '''P'''urpose | * '''P'''urpose | ||
* '''R'''esolution | * '''R'''esolution | ||
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* '''D'''evotion | * '''D'''evotion | ||
==In various languages== | == In various languages == | ||
* Arabic: كن مستعدين (Kun Musta'idan) | * Arabic: كن مستعدين (Kun Musta'idan) | ||
* Armenian: ''Misht Badrast'' | * Armenian: ''Misht Badrast'' | ||
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* Vietnamese: ''Sắp Sẵn'' | * Vietnamese: ''Sắp Sẵn'' | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
==Notes== | |||
== Notes == | |||
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[[Category:Scouting ideals]] | [[Category:Scouting ideals]] | ||
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