Monday, June 30, 2008

Patriotic Quotes

With the fourth of July (Independence Day) just a few days away we thought you may enjoy some patriotic quotes that can be used on or in your cards. Here are some that Sherry found for us:

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

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. ~Albert Camus

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

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. ~Robert J. McCracken

I love my freedom. I love my America. ~Jessi Lane Adams

From every mountain side Let Freedom ring. ~Samuel F. Smith, "America"

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. ~Moshe Dayan

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. ~Lee Greenwood

Freedom is never given, it is won.

One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!""

*Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes*

"Let freedom ring!" *Author: Unknown*

"Sparkling glitter way up high, fireworks light up the sky!" *Author: Unknown*

... ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. *John F. Kennedy*

A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
George Santayana

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people. Abraham Lincoln

Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. Dwight D. Eisenhower

He loves his country best who strives to make it best. Robert Green Ingersoll

Liberty is the breath of life to nations. George Bernard Shaw

Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own. Seneca

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. John Dickinson

3 comments:

Barbara H. said...

I appreciate these! I write a monthly newsletter with a section for seasonal quotes.

Sandy said...

I'd love to re-post these on our Homefront Blog on Thursday, would that be okay? I'll link to you! :)

Charity Hassel said...

sandy, that sounds fine!