Quotes on Heroes Day

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

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

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.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

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

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

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

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

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.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.