40 Quotes by Veteran's Day

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

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.

Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

Freedom is never free.

Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.

Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.