Veterans Day Quotes
Nothing on this page was written for Veterans Day. It is built from four pages, War, Courage, Patriotism and Gratitude, and the mix is not tidy. The war page contains plenty of writers who hated it, and the patriotism page contains Bertrand Russell remarking in 1962 that patriots talk of dying for their country and never of killing for it.
That makes the page more honest than a greeting card and less convenient. If you need a line of thanks, the gratitude entries are the safest place to look. If you want something that sounds like a speech, read the notes first, because some of the best-known patriotic lines here are flagged as misattributed.
Most quoted on veterans day:
He (Patton) was tough. War is tough. Leaders have to be tough.
War calls for strategy: valour is less praiseworthy in a commander.
Those who refuse to accept the rulings of our courts are at war with the Constitution.
“You must perform your responsibilities with patriotism, integrity and accountability.”
Russians don’t wage war. We’re trying to preserve infrastructure and human lives.
Professional football is something like war. Whoever behaves too properly, is lost.
"Women are the first victims of war, but they are the one and only key to peace."
“The journey ahead demands courage, humility, and collaboration.”
Courage to accept and embrace one's self, courage to break boundaries and defy standards.
Bello carpe rosas, laeta arripe lilia pace.
Pluck roses for war, for peace the smiling lily!