Quotes About Honor

There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy.

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.

Chivalry - ...a romantic idealism closely related to Christianity, which makes honor the guiding principle of conduct. Connected with this is the ancient concept of the gentleman.

The German people are not a warlike nation. It is a soldierly one, which means it does not want a war, but does not fear it. It loves peace but also loves its honor and freedom

Care for him who shall have borne the battle

If any Question why We Died Tell them because our Father's Lied.

Madam, if your son were to come home and try to shirk duty, you ought to shut your door in his face and treat him as a renegade unworthy of your name or regard.

I will stand off the forces of the entire country here... and die a resplendent death.

If they wish to fight today, let them come like men.

Can there be in our age any peace that is not honorable, any war that is not dishonorable?

Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.

The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.

[Peace] cannot be honorable or secure, if the sovereign betrays a pusillanimous aversion to war.

Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war -for killing people. We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more.

A war is never undertaken by the ideal state, except in defense of its honor or its safety.

How can a man commit acts of martial valour if he values his life?

It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.

If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.

It was a requirement by the veterans to list the 57,000 names. We're reaching a time that we'll acknowledge the individual in a war on a national level.

A rubbish word. One he hardly ever used. The word had no moral weight. A person didn't need courage for "nice." "Nice" called for no sacrifice, no strength of character. If only all he'd ever had to do was be nice . . .

His voice softened, and he looked at her, his beautiful eyes glossy. "Cookie, if I could, I'd start all over with you. Do things right. Honor us both." ...His mouth opened. Closed. He swallowed, and a single tear dripped onto his cheek.