Contemptuous Quote by Harriet Martineau

“Five years later, 750,000 Americans were dead. But the fact that such carnage had been wreaked for a cause that Ulysses S. Grant called…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

This subject brings me to that vilest offspring of the herd mind -- the odious militia. The man who enjoys marching in line and…

— Albert Einstein

I recall the night that President McKinley died. I was working at the time at a theatre in St. Louis. The oppressive feeling was…

— Al Jolson

I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much.

— Robert Wilkie

“Have you ever stopped to ponder the amount of blood spilt, the volume of tears shed, the degree of pain and anguish endured, the…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“There were no parades or parties or dancing in the streets like after World War II. No breast-beating pride or songs of victory. It…

— Richard LeMieux

I was the only person in the world who thought it was a military duty to appear to be in a good mood.

— Pat Conroy

“An entire country standing up and applauding the fact that no one was capable of doing anything properly any more. The unreserved celebration of…

— Fredrik Backman

As the president put the Medal of Honor around my neck, I felt the history and the weight of a nation.

— Kyle Carpenter

The despicable North Korean attack in Rangoon deprived us of trusted advisers and friends. So many of those who died had won admirers in…

— Ronald Reagan

“The Americans had a wide range of feelings about it, but there is no question about their bravery and patriotism. In the worst days…

— Mark Bowden

Disgust with injustice may sharpen the desire for justice. Readers who don’t see this connection merely wish to be entertained, and I have neither…

— Ayi Kwei Armah