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The official motto of the Imperial Diplomatic Corps (presented here in Latin for the benefit of Terran readers) is *Aut Civilitam Aut Mortem* ("Either [Civilization|Civility] Or Death").

The IDC would like to emphasize that the intended meaning of this motto refers to their function of substituting courteous words for bloody warfare in interpolitan relations, rather than any possible alternate implications.

(The distinctly unofficial translation "Be nice or we'll fuckin' kill you." is strongly deprecated.)

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