Veterans Day Quotes

Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.

Abraham Lincoln

Country, Brother, Military

Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.32, Wildside Press LLC

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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

Michel de Montaigne

Memorial Day, Courage, Our Veterans

Attributed to "Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, 1595.

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History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Freedom, Military, Bad Ass

1953 Inaugural address, 20 Jan.

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It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

Norman Schwarzkopf

Inspiring, Courage, Memorial Day

Norman Schwarzkopf (2010). “It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography of General Norman Schwarzkopf”, p.13, Bantam

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In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

Mark Twain

Change, Thank You, Memorial Day

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.351, Courier Corporation

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A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

Joseph Campbell

Life, Inspiring, Memorial Day

Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers (2011). “The Power of Myth”, p.151, Anchor

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While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.

Randy Neugebauer

Country, Military, Sacrifice

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Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Life, Change, Wise

1952 In Time, 6 Oct.

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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Thomas Paine

Time, Peace, Children

Thomas Paine (2003). “Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine”, p.96, Penguin

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Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

Abraham Lincoln

Our Veterans, Us Veterans, Liberty

Abraham Lincoln, Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (2004). “Lincoln on Democracy”, p.86, Fordham Univ Press

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Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Billy Graham

Motivational, Memorial Day, Courage

"A Time for Moral Courage". Reader's Digest, July 1964.

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The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

Jeff Miller

Thanksgiving, Country, Gratitude

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving

Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.836, Best Books on

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On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.

Dan Lipinski

American Veterans, Us Veterans, Our Veterans

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The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.

George Washington

Military, War, Us Veterans

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Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

Ronald Reagan

Marine, Differences, People

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On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.

Dan Lipinski

Military, Home, Army

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Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

Charles Rangel

Country, Sacrifice, Us Veterans

"Fighting for Those Who Fight for Us" by Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2013.

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From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.

John Hoeven

Country, War, Europe

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But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.

Nick Lampson

Believe, Past, Opportunity

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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

Elmer Davis

Country, Courage, Memories

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It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.

Dick Cheney

Freedom, Taken, 4th Of July

"Painkiller Deathstreak" by Nicholson Baker, www.newyorker.com. August 9, 2010.

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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

George S. Patton

Courage, Fear, Military

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

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Ronald Reagan

Freedom, Our Veterans, Mass Extinction

Labor Day Address at Liberty State Park, delivered 1 September 1980, Jersey City, New Jersey

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