Veterans Day Quotes - Page 2

• To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Country, Gratitude, Pride

  Woodrow Wilson, Arthur Stanley Link (1991). “The Papers of Woodrow Wilson”

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• They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!

  Mel Gibson

  Movie, Freedom, Badass

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

  Maya Angelou

  Strong Women, Courage, Memorial Day

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

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• Freedom is never free.

  Maya Angelou

  Veteran

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• We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Believe, Fighting, Feet

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  People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

  Richard Grenier

  Strength, Wisdom, Memorial Day

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• History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

  Ronald Reagan

  Money, Peace, War

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1984). “Ronald Reagan”

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• The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

  Patrick Henry

  Inspirational, Courage, Strong

  Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, delivered 23 March 1775 at Henrico Parrish Church St, Richmond Virginia, Second Virginia Convention

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• We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

  Jimmy Carter

  Peace, Children, War

  Mattie J.T. Stepanek, Jimmy Carter (2009). “Just Peace: A Message of Hope”, p.158, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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

  Daniel Webster

  Memorial Day, 4th Of July, Gun

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

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• Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

  Peace, War, Military

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• Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.

  Irving Berlin

  Life, Attitude, Famous Inspirational

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• Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.

  Bill Shuster

  Responsibility, Our Veterans, America

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• We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.

  Jennifer Granholm

  Thank You, Gratitude, Memorial Day

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• Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.

  Nick Lampson

  Inspiring, Memories, Hands

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• It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

  Zell Miller

  Military, Army, Us Veterans

  2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 1 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York

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• Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Courage, Strong, Memories

  Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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• America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago.

  Steve Buyer

  Years, Us Veterans, Our Veterans

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• The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.

  Judd Gregg

  Country, Military, Commitment

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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, Memorial Day, Hero

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• Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

  Winston Churchill

  Graduation, Being Strong, Perseverance

  Speech at Harrow School, Harrow, England, 29 Oct. 1941

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• We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay.

  Doc Hastings

  War, Our World, Our Veterans

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• The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

  Arthur Koestler

  Military, War, Men

  Janus (1978) prologue

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• Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers.

  Zach Wamp

  Thank You, Memorial Day, Prayer

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• Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Life, Positive, Memorial Day

  Benjamin Disraeli (1844). “Coningsby: Or, The New Generation”, p.111, London : H. Colburn

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