Quotes on Armed Forces Day

Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.

The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation - the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honor, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven.

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

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

The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

Word to the Nation: Guard zealously your right to serve in the Armed Forces, for without them, there will be no other rights to guard.

To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.