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“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”

“Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.”

“It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.”

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

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

“On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.”

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

“The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.”

“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”

“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.”

“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.”

“My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.”

“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.”

“Twenty-five million veterans are living among us today. These men and women selflessly set aside their civilian lives to put on the uniform and serve us.”

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

“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.”

“We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.”

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?"”

“When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?”

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”

“It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.”

“But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.”

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.”

“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.”

“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.”

“All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service.”

“This year's Veterans Day celebration is especially significant as our country remains committed to fighting the War on Terror and as brave men and women are heroically defending our homeland.”

“Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.”

“Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.”

“Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.”

“The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.”

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”

“While we can never truly repay the debt we owe our heroes, the least we should do for our brave veterans is to ensure that the government takes a proactive approach to delivering the services and benefits they have earned, so they can access the care they need and so richly deserve.”

“Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

“We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause.”

“America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.”

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

“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.”