Today we have to change the goddamned defeatism…that chases and humiliates us as a nation. This day…you will face an army that regards itself as unbeatable. They do because they have never faced brave Mexicans... Warlike Mexicans! Like our ancestors. Don’t worry about fighting a nation of warriors! Because we are warriors, too! But above all, we are free men…and free men…know no fear…and recognize no rival! Today, May the 5th…the French…will respect the Mexican eagle. Long live Mexico!