Quotes About Honor

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

The old Lie:Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.

General, unless he offers us honorable terms, come back and let us fight it out!

I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.

Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?

You cannot barter manhood for peace.

Sir, if you think that I am that kind of a man, you have missed your mark. I would rather die a thousand deaths than betray a friend or be false to duty.

The world must know what happened, and never forget.

I am more anxious than I can express that my men should be not only good soldiers of their country, but also good soldiers of the cross.

Having been born into the house of a warrior, one's intentions should be to grasp the long and the short swords and to die.

How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.

These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war.

The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance.

I shall act as I think my duty requires.

If a man does not investigate into the matter of bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave and manly death.

If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy.

I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.

It is only when aggression is legitimate that one can expect prodigies of valour.

Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us.

I have returned many times to honour the valiant men who died...every man who set foot on Omaha Beach was a hero.

A Bayonet's contrition is nothing to the dead.