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memorial-day memories betrayal
Memorial Day will be celebrated ... by the usual betrayal of the dead, by the hypocritical patriotism of the politicians and contractors preparing for more wars, more graves to receive more flowers on future Memorial Days. The memory of the dead deserves a different dedication. To peace, to defiance of governments. Howard Zinn
memorial-day teacher children
Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me. Fred Rogers
memorial-day sacrifice giving
The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. It has a cost; it imposes a burden. And just as they whom we commemorate were willing to sacrifice, so too must we - in a less final, less heroic way - be willing to give of ourselves. Ronald Reagan
memorial-day war order
One should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but instead puts it off to his disadvantage Niccolo Machiavelli
memorial-day military thinking
I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did. Benjamin Harrison
peace path virtue
One path alone leads to a life of peace. The path of virtue. Juvenal
peace war mean
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes. Carl von Clausewitz
peace men rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that 'if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression', human rights should be protected by the rule of law. That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power. Aung San Suu Kyi
peace idaho steps
Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians. Ariel Sharon
peace forever balls
...how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? Bob Dylan
peace war tyrants
Any excuse will serve a tyrant. Aesop
peace down-and too-much
No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do. Dorothy Day
peace war lying
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact. Donald Rumsfeld
peace numbers special
In forty-five minutes, it'll all be done. We'll all be good and crispy, but we'll still be number one. Don Henley