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Armed Forces Day Quotes |
Abraham Lincoln
The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums.
Arthur Koestler
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
Benjamin Franklin
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Cynthia Ozick
May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!
Daniel Webster
The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things that matter for a nation; the great peaks of honour we had forgotten - duty and patriotism, clad in glittering white; the great pinnacle of sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to heaven.
David Lloyd George
You are not going to get peace with millions of armed men. The chariot of peace cannot advance over a road littered with cannon.
David Lloyd George
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
David Friedman
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
Eric Hoffer
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Elmer Davis
And each man stands with his face in the light of his own drawn sword. Ready to do what a hero can.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?"
Eve Merriam
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
George Canning
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.
G.B. Stern
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
James Allen
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
José Narosky
If it's natural to kill, why do men have to go into training to learn how?
Joan Baez
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
M. Grundler
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Maya Angelou
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
Napoleon
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
Otto Von Bismark
Join the Army, see the world, meet interesting people - and kill them.
Pacifist Badge
He loves his country best who strives to make it best.
Robert G. Ingersoll
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
Thomas Jefferson
The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.
Thomas Campbell
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur Ward
I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.
William Shakespeare
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Armed Forces Day Quotes |
And Happy Armed Forces Day to all beloved soldier who protect us.