Etiam si omnes, ego non

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Etiam si omnes, ego non is a Latin phrase often used as a motto, which translates into English approximately as "Even if all others, I will never". It is the motto of the family of Clermont-Tonnerre; the title of a poem by Ernest Myers and the inscription on the tombstone of Italian philosopher Giuseppe Rensi. It is also the motto of the Italian Joint Special Forces Operations Headquarters. A variant is, as written on the door of Philipp von Boeselager's home, highlighting the necessity of maintaining one's own opinion and moral judgment, even in the face of a differing view held by the majority (in particular, it refers to von Boeselager's dissent and resistance against Hitler during the Nazi dictatorship). The last part of the phrase, in its German translation, is the title of an autobiographical work of Joachim Fest: Ich nicht. A longer adaptation of the phrase can be seen in a passage from the Vulgate Gospel of Matthew : (, Ei pantes skandalisthēsontai en soi, egō oudepote skandalisthēsomai.)

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