Veterans Day Quotes - Page 3

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.

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

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.

But fame is theirs - and future days On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise; Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead - "These for their country fought and bled."

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.

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

The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude.

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.

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.

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

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

You've been told that you're broken, that you're damaged goods and should be labeled victims. I don't buy it. The truth, instead, is that you are the only folks with the skills, determination, and values to ensure American dominance in this chaotic world.

I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

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

We make war that we may live in peace.

Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.

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

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

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.

No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck.

Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

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.

There never was a good war or a bad revolution.