Essays

Essays

Veterans Day Exhortations

VETERANS DAY EXHORTATIONS

 

“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.” / George Washington

 

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” / Elmer Davis

 

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.“ / Cynthia Qzick

 

“It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.” / Dick Cheney

 

The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” / Jeff Miller

 

“When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?" / George Canning

 

“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” / Winston Churchill

 

“Lord, bid war’s trumpet cease; fold the whole earth in peace." / Olive Wendell Holmes