Come Back With Your Shield... or on it. What does this mean?

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“Come back with your shield or on it.” This was the famous saying Spartan women were supposed to have said to their men before they left for battle. Was it mere bravado, or was there more utility to the saying?
And is there some wisdom in this we can apply today?

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