Some awesome veterans day quotes, from the bitter pacifists to the die-hard patriots…
“Freedom is never free.” -Author Unknown
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” -Maya Angelou
“When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?” -George Canning
“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” -G.K. Chesterton
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” -Elmer Davis
“But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.” -Thomas Dunn English
“I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.” -Gary Hart
“Lord, bid war’s trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“The most persistent sound which reverberates through men’s history is the beating of war drums.” -Arthur Koestler
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, ‘Mother, what was war?’” -Eve Merriam
“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” -Michel de Montaigne
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” -Jose Narosky
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” -Cynthia Ozick
“The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war.” -Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
-Originally appeared at huffingtonpost.com
thanks : ilovestickyrice.com
06:51
Share:
About 
0 comments: