Veterans Day Quotes

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.

Arthur Ashe

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

George S. Patton

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When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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I go where the sound of thunder is.

Alfred M. Gray

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

Charles Spurgeon

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In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

H. L. Mencken

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Courage in danger is half the battle.

Plautus

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

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Our soldiers have nobly fought to protect freedom since our country's birth, and have fought to protect those that could not protect themselves, even in foreign lands when called upon.

John Linder

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

Sebastian Junger

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The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

George Eliot

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

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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

Norman Schwarzkopf

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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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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

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

Horatio Nelson

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The precondition to freedom is security.

Rand Beers

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We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay.

Doc Hastings

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

Henry Waxman

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America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

R. Lee Ermey

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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

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Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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A few honest men are better than numbers.

Oliver Cromwell

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