Quotes on Memorial Weekend

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

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 of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.

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!

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.

Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?