• "There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism." - Robert Charles Winthrop Tweet
• "Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well." - Jennifer M. Granholm Tweet
• "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." - Nathan Hale Tweet
• "The average American is nothing if not patriotic." - Herbert Croly Tweet
• "While tributes to Americans who had lost their lives in battle had been held in a number of towns across the nation, one of the more well-known stories about the beginnings of Memorial Day is the story about General John Logan." - John Linder 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
• "Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington 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
• "These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror." - Michael N. Castle Tweet
• "Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade." - Philip James Bailey Tweet