Quotes About Duty

For evil to succeed, all that is necessary is for good men to do nothing.

The WWII generation shares so many common values: duty, honor, country, personal responsibility and the marriage vow " For better or for worse--it was the last generation in which, broadly speaking, marriage was a commitment and divorce was not an option

sacrifices. They married in record numbers and gave birth to another distinctive generation, the Baby Boomers. They stayed true to their values of personal responsibility, duty, honor, and faith.

Whether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle's van, The fittest place for man to die Is when he dies for man.

A real hero doesn't expect to be thanked or even recognized.

I've been in Iraq, and it never occurred to me to go, 'Hey, this war is bogus,' to some guy who's 24 hours a day trying not to get shot at or blown up.

Get off your butt and join the Marines!

There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse.

We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being in office, holding office.

I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.

I did my duty as an American citizen and Army officer.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

That is why every military officer fights - so that there may be peace.

I'd always also been interested in being in the army because my dad was in the army and my brother is an officer in the army.

As an officer in the U.S. Air Force, one day I may be called to give my life for my country.

I'm quite happy to perform my official duties. But on the other hand, I've always wanted to be independent and to have my own career.

I am an elected official. I am a parent.

The law often allows what honor forbids.

Oh, it is a boon to have a lineage like mine. Of course there's additional responsibility, and I have to live up to expectations all the time, but that's fine with me.

At 18, they're old enough to drive. The girls enter university, and the boys enter into National Service. Since they have a duty to defend our country, these 18-year-olds should also have the right to elect their leaders. They are mature enough.

I'm old-fashioned that way. I don't believe you turn the president down.

My father was in the Army. My older brother was in the Army. Those men and women go out there and put their life on the line. I respect that.

I always thought, 'Will I go into the business, or will I not go into the business?' But when my father got arrested, I really didn't have a choice. I was the oldest son, and it was something that had to be done.

Of all the games I've done, the only time I've ever lost my voice was on 'Call Of Duty 2,' playing a rasping Russian captain on the Stalingrad level.