Memorable Veterans Day Quotes

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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
Nelson Mandela
"Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle, illuminating the way for the whole nation."
Cory Booker
"Veterans are a reminder of the strength and resilience that America was built upon."
Tom Udall
"To be a veteran is to know the cost of freedom and the value of sacrifice."
Unknown
"The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of an independent existence."
Ayn Rand
"America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels."
Claudia Pemberton
"Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"Veterans are a beacon guiding us down the path of gratitude and respect."
Jeff Miller
"The battle of veterans for their rightful place in American society is ongoing and essential."
Cory Booker
"The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude."
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"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
"America’s veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago."
Steve Buyer
"Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause."
Abraham Lincoln
"The brave men and women who serve their country deserve our gratitude every day, not just on Veterans Day."
Jenny Beth Martin
"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
"A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength but by the strength of his heart."
Hercules
"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
"It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it taken from you."
Dick Cheney
"Home of the free, because of the brave."
Unknown
"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude."
Cynthia Ozick
"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul."
Michel de Montaigne
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"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go."
Bernard Malamud
"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."
Jennifer Granholm
"Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they've suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us."
Ronald Reagan
"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good."
Jimmy Carter
"Their silent sacrifice speaks more eloquently than volumes of poetry, books, speeches ever could."
William J.H. Boetcker
"Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day."
Charles B. Rangel
"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."
Elmer Davis
"Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share."
Ned Dolan
"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
"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices."
Harry S. Truman
"America's veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world."
John Doolittle
"The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude."
Jeff Miller
"In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it."
Barack Obama
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"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."
Sun Tzu
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die."
G.K. Chesterton
"The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming, life-promoting values."
Andrew Bernstein
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!"
Maya Angelou
"Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom."
Rodney Frelinghuysen
"It is honorable for veterans to inform the population of what it takes to defend this nation and protect its interests."
Steven Magee
"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example."
Benjamin Disraeli
"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
"In valor there is hope."
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
"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
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."
G.K. Chesterton
"To be brave does not mean you're not afraid. It means you go on even though you're afraid."
Unknown
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
G.K. Chesterton
"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
"America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago."
Steve Buyer
"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave."
Patrick Henry
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Edmund Burke
"As we set today aside to honor and thank our veterans, let us be mindful that we should do this every day of the year and not just one."
Beth Pennington
"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers."
Jose Narosky
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
Douglas MacArthur
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."
Joseph Campbell
"To those in uniform serving today and to those who have served in the past, we honor you today and every day."
Unknown
"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it."
Unknown
"Freedom is never free."
Unknown
"A 'Special Day' once a year creates an excuse for neglect on the other 365 days for mothers, fathers, and veterans."
Caitlin Waters
"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude."
Jeff Miller
"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave."
Patrick Henry
"Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay."
Barack Obama
"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."
Harry S. Truman
"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
"Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion."
Calvin Coolidge
"It is impossible to think of the archetypal American without thinking of the American soldier."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The veterans of our military services are a living testament to valor; a promise to all who oppose us that however great the odds, dedication, and duty will see us through."
John McCain
"A man doesn’t measure glory by the number of battles he’s won, but by the strength of his endurance."
William J. Clinton
"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies from the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it."
Unknown
"The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men."
Minot Judson Savage
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few."
Winston Churchill
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
"There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country."
Nick Lampson
"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
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
George Orwell
"Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go."
Bernard Malamud
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