Patriotic Quotes
"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." – Ronald Reagan
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." – Adlai E. Stevenson II
"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world. A veteran does not have that problem."
– Ronald Reagan
"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it." – Unknown
"This nation will remain the land of the free only as long as it is home of the brave." – Elmer Davis
Thankful Memorial Day Quotes
"As we set today aside to honor and thank our veterans, let us be mindful that we should do this every day of the year and not just one."
– Beth Pennington
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived." – George S. Patton
"And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me."
– Lee Greenwood
"We don't know them all, but we owe them all." – Unknown
Short Memorial Day Sayings
"America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels." – Claudia Pemberton
"Home of the free, because of the brave." – Unknown
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." – Nathan Hale
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." – Benjamin Franklin
"Memorial Day: celebrate, honor, remember." – Unknown
"Here men endured that a nation might live." – Herbert Hoover
"In the aftermath, we are because they were." – R. J. Heller
"May we never forget freedom isn't free." – Unknown
Inspirational Quotes
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them."
– John F. Kennedy
"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility." – Eleanor Roosevelt
"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it." – Thucydides
"In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." – Franklin D. Roosevelt
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." – Martin Luther King Jr.
Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never free of cost."
– Robert A. Heinlein
"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." – Ronald Reagan
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." – Adlai E. Stevenson II
"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world. A veteran does not have that problem."
– Ronald Reagan
"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it." – Unknown
"This nation will remain the land of the free only as long as it is home of the brave." – Elmer Davis
Thankful Memorial Day Quotes
"As we set today aside to honor and thank our veterans, let us be mindful that we should do this every day of the year and not just one."
– Beth Pennington
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived." – George S. Patton
"And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me."
– Lee Greenwood
"We don't know them all, but we owe them all." – Unknown
Short Memorial Day Sayings
"America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels." – Claudia Pemberton
"Home of the free, because of the brave." – Unknown
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." – Nathan Hale
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." – Benjamin Franklin
"Memorial Day: celebrate, honor, remember." – Unknown
"Here men endured that a nation might live." – Herbert Hoover
"In the aftermath, we are because they were." – R. J. Heller
"May we never forget freedom isn't free." – Unknown
Inspirational Quotes
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them."
– John F. Kennedy
"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility." – Eleanor Roosevelt
"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it." – Thucydides
"In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." – Franklin D. Roosevelt
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." – Martin Luther King Jr.
Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never free of cost."
– Robert A. Heinlein