Great Memorial Day Quotes

Great Memorial Day Quotes by Elbert Hubbard, Aristotle, Mark Twain, James A. Baldwin, William J. Clinton, Socrates and many others.

Freedom cannot be bestowed - it must be achieved.

Freedom cannot be bestowed – it must be achieved.
Elbert Hubbard
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
Aristotle
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.
Mark Twain
I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
James A. Baldwin
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.
William J. Clinton
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
Socrates
The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.
Thomas Campbell
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
George S. Patton
Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.
Barack Obama
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy
On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!
Thomas William Parsons
They are dead; but they live in each Patriot’s breast, And their names are engraven on honor’s bright crest.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.
Bob Marley
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
Bob Riley
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
Joseph Campbell
The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.
Jeff Miller
Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours.
Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers