Memorial Day often serves as the unofficial start of summer for many. Although this holiday is typically associated with a start to better beach weather, it’s also important to remember what it truly represents. Memorial Day serves to commemorate those who have lost their lives while serving in the US Armed Forces. Please read these Memorial Day quotes and be inspired by those who have sacrificed so much.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.”
— Carrie Jones
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
— Winston Churchill
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”
— Arthur Ashe
“The wind is us―it gathers and re-members all our voices, then send them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.”
— Truman Capote
“We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
— Elmer Davis
“For each thorn, there’s a rosebud…For each twilight—a dawn…For each trial— the strength to carry on, For each storm cloud—a rainbow…For each shadow—the sun…For each parting—sweet memories when sorrow is done.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source. Today.com
