42 Patriotic Quotes to Honor America This Year

"Duty, honor, country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be."

"I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom."

"It's better to fight for something in life than to die for nothing."

"The legacy of heroes—the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example."

"May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn't free."

"Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."

"I think patriotism is like charity—it begins at home."

"I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit."

"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

"In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it."

"The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous."

"I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it."

"The essence of America—that which really unites us—is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion—it is an idea—and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things."

"All great change in America begins at the dinner table."

“We will stand by the right, we will stand by the true, we will live, we will die for the red, white, and blue.”

"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."

“Freedom lies in being bold.”

"America without her soldiers would be like God without his angels."

“We’re blessed with the opportunity to stand for something—for liberty and freedom and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to.”