Spectemur agendo
Spectemur Agendo is a Latin motto meaning Let us be judged by our acts. Sources It comes originally from Book XIII of Ovid's Metamorphoses where it is attributed to the hero Ajax: Denique (quid verbis opus est?) spectemur agendo! which is literally translated as Finally (what is the use of words?) let us be judged by the doing [sc. deeds]! Zambian Institutions In Zambia, it is the motto of a National Technical Secondary School Hillcrest National Technical Secondary School. (Let Us By Our Deeds Be Judged) Canadian institutions It was the ship's motto of HMCS Qu'Appelle (DDE 264), with the translation Let us be judged by our actions. United Kingdom institutions In the United Kingdom, it was first adopted as the motto of The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) regiment of the British Army. It is the current Motto for A Company of the Royal Irish Regiment It is the civic motto of: London Borough of Lambeth, with the translation Let us be regarded according to our conduct; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, using the translation Let us be judged by our actions, it was also used by the previous Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith; the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley covering the town of Barnsley and a surrounding area in South Yorkshire. The Borough uses the more direct translation Judge us by our Actions in publicity; the motto appears with the town crest on the shirts of Barnsley F.C. football club. Spectemur agendo is also the motto of: The RSEA (Rangers supporters erskine appeal) The National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) The Royal Dublin Fusiliers The Royal Munster Fusiliers RAF Benson The 148 (Barnsley) Squadron of the Air Training Corps Based in Barnsley The 344 (Fulham) Squadron of the Air Training Corps based in Hammersmith. Kingsbury High School the Albion FC Clapham, London. Maclear House, at King's College School, Wimbledon. Swindon Cricket Club Freemason Lodge in Germany (Düsseldorf) The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers) The Barnsley & District Table Tennis Association and was once the motto of Dishforth Police Training Centre. The motto was then adopted by the North Eastern Police Training Centre at Durham, which opened when Disforth closed. Spectemur Agendo was also the motto of the following institutions: Newbridge Comprehensive School, South Wales. Earsham Hall School, Bungay, Suffolk. Queens Park Rangers football club. Sunbury Grammar School, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex. Old Saltleians RFC, Birmingham United States institutions In the United States, it is the motto of several college student organizations including: the Cap and Skull Senior Honor Society (Rutgers University), the Beta Charge of Theta Delta Chi fraternity at Cornell University, It is the Motto found on the challenge coin of Medic One paramedics. It is the official motto of: The City of Troy (NY) Police Department Emergency Response Team (SWAT) Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ) Apple Valley Police Department of Minnesota. York City Department of Fire/Rescue (York, Pennsylvania). The Anaheim Kingsmen Drum and Bugle Corps - the 1972 DCI world champions. The Spring Hill High School soccer team