User blog:Decimus Aurelian/Excerpts from the Ruminations of Ordination

Ruminations of Ordination

"Compassion towards the innocent and loyalty to mankind is the savior of the Adeptus Astartes, as it is for all humanity. It separates us from servants of Chaos, and guides us in the footsteps of the Emperor himself."

"Though the humans of the Adeptus Astartes are the second greatest incarnation of mankind, this does not place the value of an unaltered human any lower than our own. To treat those we are charged to protect as our burden, rather than our sworn wards is to defy the will of the Emperor of Mankind."

"Not even in death does Duty end."

"The fate of the heretic can be naught but merciless purgation."

"The place of the Adeptus Astartes is not to lead mankind, but to protect it - from threats both within and without."

"To feel fear only brings shame upon oneself if one fails to defy it. True bravery can only be shown by those who will themselves to act against their own fear."

"An Asartes who is hesitant to die for any of his Battle-Brothers is no true Astartes at all. He is lower than a beast, for he has become a traitor."

"To truly vanquish the daemon, one must understand the nature and will of the daemon."

"The foolish and the ignorant may think themselves slaves of the Imperium. True slavery is only knowable by the thralls of the Dark Gods, whose lives and souls are forfeit to the hunger of their uncaring, insatiable lords. Only the Emperor may grant liberation to the souls of man in death."

"Lead by example; an officer of the chapter must be the most willing to charge the breach at the head of the vanguard, to die for his brothers, and to pursue the heretic."

"By fire, blade, and bolt alone are corruption and sins burned away."