“Especially today as we fight the war on terror - against an enemy that represents hatred, extremism and stands behind no flag - we need to remember the sacrifices that have gone into protecting our flag.” NeedsWarTodayRememberFightingBehindsEnemyGoneSacrificeHatredTerrorFlagsExtremismWar On Terror Author:Bill Shuster
“Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.” AmericaNationsStarsSacrificeHeroHonorProtectUltimateFlagsFoundersRemindersIconsStripesPatriot DayFlag Day Author:Joe Barton
“Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, the only fact we have. It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death - ought to decide, indeed, to earn one's death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life.” HumansWholeFactsSeemsOrderPassionNationsRaceOur LivesTroubleSacrificeBloodOughtCrossesRootsArmyDenyFlagsRejoiceTabooConfrontingMosquesTotemsConundrumsSteeplesBlood Sacrifice Author:James A. Baldwin
“...the crimes of violence committed for selfish, personal motives are historically insignificant compared to those committed ad majorem gloriam Dei, out of a self-sacrificing devotion to the flag, a leader, a religeous faith or political conviction.” SelfPoliticalLibertyLeaderViolenceSacrificeCrimeCommittedConvictionSelfishDevotionMotiveAdsFlagsInsignificant Author:Arthur Koestler