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title: "8 Patriotic veteran Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-william-parsons/on-thy-grave-the-rain-shall-fall-from-the-eyes-of-a-mighty-nation/)

[Thomas William Parsons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-william-parsons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/thomas-william-parsons-82876_eye_on-thy-grave-the-rain-shall-fall-from-th_120922.jpg)

> [We shall pay any price, bear any burden, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/we-shall-pay-any-price-bear-any-burden-to-assure-the-survival-and-the/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/john-f-kennedy-246_american-patriotic_we-shall-pay-any-price-bear-any-burden-t_563557.jpg)

> [They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/they-hover-as-a-cloud-of-witnesses-above-this-nation/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acb/henry-ward-beecher-175_american-veterans_they-hover-as-a-cloud-of-witnesses-above_620929.png)

> [The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-willingness-with-which-our-young-people-are-likely-to-serve-in/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-s-patton/wars-may-be-fought-with-weapons-but-they-are-won-by-men/)

[George S. Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-s-patton/)

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> [The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/the-modern-patriotism-the-true-patriotism-the-only-rational/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/mark-twain-22_american-patriotism_the-modern-patriotism-the-true-patriotis_1536694.png)

> [Freedom cannot be bestowed - it must be achieved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elbert-hubbard/freedom-cannot-be-bestowed-it-must-be-achieved/)

[Elbert Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elbert-hubbard/)

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> [But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dunn-english/but-the-freedom-that-they-fought-for-and-the-country-grand-they/)

[Thomas Dunn English](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-dunn-english/)

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