 It was adopted in 1883 when Commandant Charles McCawley added it to the seal, before which the traditional mottos were ""Fortitudine"" (With Fortitude); ""By Sea and by Land"", a translation of the Royal Marines' ""Per Mare, Per Terram""; and ""To the Shores of Tripoli"", which was later revised to ""From the Halls of the Montezumas to the Shores of Tripoli"" and formed the first lines of the Marines' Hymn.The recruiting slogan of "A Few Good Men" (as opposed to the play and film) derives from a Continental Marines recruiting poster