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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
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it
taken from you.
— Dick Cheney
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. — José Narosky
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is
the home of the brave.
— Elmer Davis
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."
— Philip Freneau
Freedom is never free. — Author Unknown
I think there is one higher office than president and I would call
that patriot. — Gary Hart
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? — George
Canning
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest
appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. — John
Fitzgerald Kennedy
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the
soul. — Michel de Montaigne
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was
war?" — Eve Merriam
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our
gratitude. — Cynthia Ozick
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease;
Fold the whole earth in peace.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and
she-roes!
— Maya Angelou
When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. —
Chinese Proverb
The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history
is the beating of war drums. — Arthur Koestler, Janus: A Summing Up
The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war. — Vijaya
Lakshmi Pandit
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire
to live taking the form of readiness to die. — G.K. Chesterton
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
— William Shakespeare
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. — Mark Twain,
Notebook, 1935
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Quotations for Veterans Day