Memorial Day Heroes

The freedom of birds is an insult to me. - Cormac McCarthy

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. - George Herbert

Forgetting is oft times harder than remembering. - Unknown

The best road to progress is freedom's road. - John F Kennedy

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. - Groucho Marx

I now close my military career and just fade away. - Douglas MacArthur

Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay. - Prince

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free. - Dwight D Eisenhower

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death. - Angela Davis

Where some states have an army, the Prussian army has a state. - Voltaire

They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom. - William Wallace

A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence. - Otto von Bismarck

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. - Anita Brookner

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing. - Ayn Rand

There is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot. - Gary Hart

The road to freedom must be uphill, even if it is arduous and frustrating. - Andrew Goodman

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure. - Bertrand Russell

What is human life? The first third a good time; the rest remembering about it. - Mark Twain

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. - Mahatma Gandhi

North of the 49th parallel we value equality; south of it, they treasure freedom. - Michael Adams

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten. - Kemal Ataturk

Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity. - Kay R. Jamison

Nothing changes the gender equation more significantly than women's economic freedom. - Gloria Steinem

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. - Bill Vaughan

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. - Bertrand Russell

Freedom, privileges, options, must constantly be exercised, even at the risk of inconvenience. - Jack Vance

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep. I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. - Alexander the Great

The first who was king was a fortunate soldier: Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors. - Voltaire

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. - Victor Hugo

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those that never happen. - James Russel Lowell

I didn't know that painters and writers retired. They're like soldiers – they just fade away. - Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves. - Rollo May

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those that will never happen. - James Russell Lowell

My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself. - Henny Youngman

Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self control. Energy within and energy without. - Ymber Delecto

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. - Robert H. Schuller

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought. - Bertrand Russell

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. - Margaret Atwood

I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. - Yasser Arafat

Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. - Robert F. Kennedy