Quotes about Veterans Day

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. Votes: 7

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world. Votes: 6

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 5

Freedom is never free. Votes: 4

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. Votes: 4

America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago. Votes: 4

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. Votes: 4

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! Votes: 4

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go. Votes: 4

The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. Votes: 4

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Votes: 4

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. Votes: 4

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. Votes: 4

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Votes: 4

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. Votes: 4

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Votes: 4

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties. Votes: 4

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. Votes: 4

Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men. Votes: 4

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. Votes: 4

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one. Votes: 2

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Votes: 2

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction. Votes: 2

It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. Votes: 2

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts. Votes: 2

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. Votes: 2

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. Votes: 2

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Votes: 2

The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by. Votes: 2

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. Votes: 2

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. Votes: 2

The sanctity of our battlefields, monuments, and veterans institutions is of utmost importance to preserve military history and pay respect to those who fought. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. Votes: 2

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect. Votes: 2

I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor food; I offer only hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country with his heart, and not merely with his lips, follow me. Votes: 2

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler. Votes: 2

The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for it. The people who wear our uniform and carry our rifles into combat are our kids, and our job is to support them, because they're protecting us. Votes: 2

My father was a veteran and my mother a schoolteacher. They taught me the value of a good job and an honest day's work. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

On Veterans Day, I can't help think of my uncles who volunteered for the service after fleeing a brutal regime in the Dominican Republic. They hadn't been in America long, but they were already so grateful for its opportunities that they were eager to serve. Votes: 1

I conduct very few interviews with veterans. The contemporaneous, or near-contemporaneous, record for WWII is so spectacularly deep that latter-day recollections are largely unnecessary for a historian. Of course, in considering any account, I'm looking for additional sources that can confirm or enlarge that version of events. Votes: 1

Logan was talking about the Civil War, which claimed the lives of more than 500,000 Americans. He wanted to provide Civil War veterans with a day to pay respects to their fellow soldiers who did not live to see the end of the war, without losing a day's pay. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred. Veterans' Day is not. Votes: 0

I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day. Votes: 0

Twenty-two suicides a day from our veterans. Do you believe that number? Twenty-two a day. Votes: 0

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. Votes: 0

On Veterans Day, we take time to honor those men and women who bravely serve and have served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. Votes: 0

It is Veterans Day, when we honor everyone who served in all of the campaigns. We honor them with dignity and respect, and of course mattress sales and tire discounts. Votes: 0