Quotes for Memorial Day
• Home of the free, because of the brave.”
• I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country,” – Nathan Hale
• “Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay,”
• “Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.”
• “Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.
• “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
• “Let their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.”
• “The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.”
• “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”
• “In the hearts of those who loved you, you will always be there,”.
• “Heroes never die. They live on in the hearts and minds of those who would follow in their footsteps.”
• “Freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”
• “The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”
• “I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.”
• “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”
• “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”
Bible Verses on Remembrance
- Isaiah 43:26: “Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.”
- Luke 22:19: “And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.””
- 1 Corinthians 11:24-25: “And when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.””
- John 14:26: “But the [a]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”
- Malachi 3:16: “Then those who feared the Lord spoke often one to another, and he heeded and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.”
- Philippians 1:3: “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you”
- Psalm 34:11: “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”
- Psalm 77:11: “I will remember the works of the Lord; I will remember your ancient wonders.”
- Romans 14:8: “For whether we live, we live to the Lord, and whether we die, we die to the Lord; whether we live, therefore, or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”
