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Have the courage to act instead of react.
Oct 1, 2025
America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago.
America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it.
We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.
Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new territories, one can expect merely a long wearing away of oneself and an eventual extinction.
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
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.
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
But fame is theirs - and future days On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise; Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead - "These for their country fought and bled."
There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.
We make war that we may live in peace.
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.
There never was a good war or a bad revolution.
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.
Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.
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.
Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.
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.
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.
Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers.
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.
It is God's job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting.
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.
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.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
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.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?"
Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.
But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
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.
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.