This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.
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.
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?"
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
You'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us.
Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.
Valentine's Day is like Armistice Day - you declare a truce.
Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred. Veterans' Day is not. So I will throw Veterans' Day over my shoulder. Armistice Day I will keep. I don't want to throw away any sacred things. What else is sacred? Oh, Romeo and Juliet, for instance. And all music is.
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