Quotes on Honoring Our Veterans

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

One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.

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.

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

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.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

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!

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

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.

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

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.

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

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.

I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy.

Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.