Veterans Day Sayings Reveal the Harsh Realities of War

Each day brings us new hope, new ideas, and new inspiration. The past is history, but the present is our treasure. We cannot hope to improve our future without learning from the past. That is why we commemorate Veterans Day. On Veterans Day, we can raise issues that concern the whole world. Are wars necessary? Can we do something to avoid them? Can the world not come together for peace and harmony? Here are some soul-stirring Veterans Day sayings that will pump enthusiasm into every patriots heart. On Veterans Day, you can use these powerful sayings to remind others that greatness is born out of true passion. Henry Ward Beecher Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism? Gary Hart I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot. Douglas MacArthur Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. William G.T. Shedd A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for. Donald Trump Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. Chinese Proverb When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. Norman Schwarzkopf It doesnt take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. Sebastian Junger, War War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of. Lisa Kleypas, Love in the Afternoon I’ll tell you what I’m fighting for. Not for England, nor her allies, nor any patriotic cause. It’s all come down to the hope of being with you. Oliver Wendell Holmes Lord, bid wars trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace. Lise Hand That’s what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end. Albert Camus In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Robert Frost Freedom lies in being bold. Curt Weldon How can faceless bureaucrats in an intelligence agency deny brave soldiers a chance to tell the truth? Winston Churchill Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. Dan Lipinski 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. Erich Maria Remarque No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck. Billy Graham Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. Thucydides 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. Mark Twain Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. 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. George Henry Boker Fold him in his countrys stars. Roll the drum and fire the volley! What to him are all our wars, what but death bemocking folly? G. K. Chesterton Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. Thomas Dunn English But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye. Josà © Narosky In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. Elmer Davis This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. Joseph Campbell As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy 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. Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.