• "Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected." - Allen West Tweet
• "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy Tweet
• "A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle." - George William Curtis Tweet
• "137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy." - Doc Hastings Tweet
• "There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism." - Robert Charles Winthrop Tweet
• "There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism." - Michael Ignatieff Tweet
• "I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." - James A. Baldwin Tweet
• "Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade." - Philip James Bailey Tweet
• "I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it gives them a chance to serve and reflect and then celebrate. I am going to try to start that tradition here in America." - Glenn Beck Tweet
• "On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live." - Eric Burdon Tweet