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Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.
Sep 10, 2025
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
The more comfort the less courage there is.
Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours.
To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.
I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country.
I extend my deepest gratitude to our Armed Forces and first responders serving both at home and abroad in the war against terrorism.
And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can.
Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
I have many friends and family members who have served (or are currently serving) in our nation's Armed Forces. I have such a profound respect for what they do day in and day out.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.
Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.
We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have 'guardians at the gate.'
Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.
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.
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.
The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation - the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honor, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
American soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, the American flag...they fight for one another.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.
He loves his country best who strives to make it best.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?