25 Patriotic Quotes to Celebrate Memorial Day
These quotes remind us of the meaning behind Memorial Day.
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance to honor those brave individuals who fought for our freedom. While the Memorial Day holiday kicks off the beginning of summer, the day reminds us to reflect on the significance of patriotism, freedom, and justice. The holiday does not purely serve to remind Americans that endless barbeques and blissful days by the pool await us. Undoubtedly, the holiday will allow you to claim a spot in the yard with your hammock, rock your favorite shades with star-shaped lenses, and indulge in a few burgers and cocktails. While you're taking in the summer sun, you'll be encouraged to honor our courageous heroes this holiday by considering the true meaning behind Memorial Day. Many Americans have experienced great loss throughout the year. Perhaps, celebrating will be a challenge for some families. However, the holiday is a moment for us to be thankful for the freedom we possess as American citizens and the rights we may exercise as the honorable individuals that preceded us paid for such freedom with their lives. Memorial Day truly is a way for us to thank those who had a passion for serving the country and fighting to achieve freedom for all. This Memorial Day is a chance for us to reflect on the freedom and rights that we have today. Americans from coast to coast may celebrate the vast contributions of the servicemen and servicewomen who were once fearless when facing obstacles in the pursuit of justice.
Abraham Lincoln
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Barack Obama
In America, change is possible. It’s in our hands. Together, I know we’ll get there. Look how far we’ve already come.
Adrian Cronauer
The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.
Rosa Parks
I'd like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
Rafael Cruz
Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.
Georgia O’Keeffe
One cannot be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America, and then work.
Mike Gallagher
America is full of success stories featuring victories by the underdog.
Judy Garland
When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery … It takes all the people — black and white, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant, recent immigrants and Mayflower descendants — to make up America.
John Lewis
I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble.
William J. Clinton
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.
Peter Marshall
May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
John F. Kennedy
Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.
Michael Moore
I think there are few things more patriotic than taking the time to make your country a better place.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores. All kinds of people.
Bono
America is not just a country, it's an idea.
Frederick Douglass
The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful and virtuous.
Bob Dylan
I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
Maya Angelou
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Yaa Bofah is an editorial fellow at Good Housekeeping. She is a freelance illustrator and created original cover art for The Fashion Bomb Daily’s first e-book series. She enjoys supporting philanthropic endeavors and being an advocate for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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