Memorial Day Quotes - Page 2

• On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.

  Eric Burdon

  Men, World, Want

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• You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Encouraging, Confidence

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  The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

  Thucydides

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Thucydides, Sir Richard Winn Livingstone (1960). “The History of the Peloponnesian War”, Oxford University Press, USA

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• My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.

  Sidney Sheldon

  Thank You, Veterans Day, Hero

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• Each of the patriots whom we remember on this day was first a beloved son or daughter, a brother or sister, or a spouse, friend, and neighbor.

  George H. W. Bush

  Daughter, Brother, Son

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• God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

  Daniel Webster

  Veterans Day, 4th Of July, Gun

  Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1860). “The Works of Daniel Webster”, p.47

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  Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

  James Bryce

  Country, Peace, Strong

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• The best road to progress is freedom's road.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Freedom, 4th Of July

  Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.176, Best Books on

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• Spirit, that made those heroes dare
  To die, and leave their children free,
  Bid Time and Nature gently spare
  The shaft we raise to them and thee.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Uplifting, Children, Hero

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.521, Harvard University Press

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• Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.

  Bob Marley

  Encouraging, Freedom, Military

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Freedom, 4th Of July

  Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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• How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

  Maya Angelou

  Strong Women, Veterans Day, Courage

  "Celebrating Our She-roes" by Jill S. Tietjen, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2014.

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• We cherish too, the Poppy red
  That grows on fields where valor led,
  It seems to signal to the skies
  That blood of heroes never dies.

  Moina Michael

  Hero, Blood, Sky

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• I can't claim to know the words of all the national anthems in the world, but I don't know of any other that ends with a question and a challenge as ours does: Does that flag still wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? That is what we must all ask.

  Ronald Reagan

  Home, Land, Brave

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

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• They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Uplifting, Names, Honor

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Illustrated)”, p.39, Delphi Classics

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• Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

  George Washington

  War, 4th Of July, Patriotism

  George Washington (1810). “Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States”, p.17

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• Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life.

  Robin Hayes

  Sacrifice, Men, Years

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• Bravery never goes out of fashion.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Fashion, Courage, Hero

  William Makepeace Thackeray (1891). “The four Georges. Sketches and travels in London”

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• Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Dream, Country, America

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• Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.

  Allen West

  Country, Ignored, Forgotten

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• Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided republic.

  John A. Logan

  Uplifting, People, Cost

  "Memorial Day Order" by John A. Logan, www.cem.va.gov. May 5, 1868.

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• These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror.

  Michael N. Castle

  Country, Hero, Character

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• I dedicate my love and whole heart this Memorial Day to my Dad, a soldier, who like many others, suffers in silence with pride and honor.

  Pink

  Dad, Heart, Pride

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• One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.

  Antonio Porchia

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  "Voices". Book by Antonio Porchia, 1943.

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• However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Country, War, Giving

  Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY

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