Our Veterans Quotes - Page 2

• America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it.

  Jim Ramstad

  Veterans Day, Us Veterans, America

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• But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

  Thomas Dunn English

  Country, Veterans Day, Memorial Day

  Thomas Dunn English (1885). “The Boy's Book of Battle-lyrics: A Collection of Verses Illustrating Some Notable Events in the History of the United States of America, from the Colonial Period to the Outbreak of the Sectional War”

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• Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

  Winston Churchill

  Being Strong, Encouraging, Courage

  Winston Churchill (2012). “Churchill: The Power of Words”, p.395, Da Capo Press

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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, Veterans Day, War

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

  Bill Shuster

  Veterans Day, Responsibility, America

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• 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, Veterans Day

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

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• Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.

  Richard Watson Gilder

  Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Men

  Richard Watson Gilder (1900). “Five Books of Song”

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• In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Veterans Day, Hands, Order

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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, Veterans Day, Sacrifice

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

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• The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Life, Truth

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• Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

  Ronald Reagan

  Funny, Veterans Day, Military

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.

  Sue Kelly

  Veterans Day, Sacrifice, Fighting

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• Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men

  George S. Patton

  Inspirational, Veterans Day, Military

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• You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children’s children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done.

  Ronald Reagan

  Memorial Day, Children, Patriotic

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.4, NewsMax Media, Inc.

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

  Ronald Reagan

  Veterans Day, Money, Peace

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

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• You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth.

  Ronald Reagan

  Children, Destiny, Men

  A Time for Choosing (aka "The Speech"), Air date 27 October 1964, Los Angeles, CA

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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, Veterans Day, Memories

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• We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause.

  Ronald Reagan

  Sacrifice, Giving, Champion

  V-Day Ceremony Address at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, delivered 11 November 1988, Washington D.C.

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• Have the courage to act instead of react.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

  Courage, Veterans Day, Fear

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• Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Military

  Ernest Hemingway, William Kozlenko (1942). “Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time”, New York : Crown Publishers

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• All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service.

  Oliver North

  Country, Veterans Day, Teacher

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• This year's Veterans Day celebration is especially significant as our country remains committed to fighting the War on Terror and as brave men and women are heroically defending our homeland.

  John Doolittle

  Country, Veterans Day, War

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• One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.

  George H. W. Bush

  War, Marching On, Vietnam

  "Don Imus interviews former President George H.W. Bush". Interview with Don Imus, www.chron.com. September 1, 2004.

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

  Jimmy Carter

  Veterans Day, Peace, Children

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

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• Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

  Ronald Reagan

  Strength, Peace, Children

  Ronald Reagan (1983). “A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982”, Gateway Books

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