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* "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship,
support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." -President
John F. Kennedy
* "The country's honor must be upheld at home and abroad." -President Theodore Roosevelt
* "We would rather die on our feet than live on our knees." -President Franklin D. Roosevelt
* "America is not merely a nation, but a nation of nations." -President Lyndon B. Johnson
* "Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." -President George Washington
* "America is not a mere body of traders; it is a body of free men. Our greatness is built upon our freedom - is moral,
not material. We have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man." -President Woodrow Wilson
* "Give me liberty or give me death." -Patrick Henry
* "My affections were first for my own country, and then, generally, for all mankind." -Thomas Jefferson
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* "The course of this conflict (with terrorists) is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice
and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them." -President George W. Bush
* The acronym GI stands for Government Issue.
* "America is a willingness of the heart." -F. Scott Fitzgerald
* The U. S. flag, put on the moon on July 20, 1969, was made of metal to withstand rock and dust debris.
* The color red on the American flag stands for hardiness and valor; white symbolizes purity and innocence; and blue is for
vigilance and perseverance.
* "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." -Nathan Hale
* "There can be no greater good than the quest for peace, and no finer purpose than the preservation of freedom."
-President Ronald Reagan
* "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of suporting it." -Thomas
Paine
* "I venture to suggest that patriotism is not short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication
of a lifetime." -Adlai E. Stevenson
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* "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." - President John F. Kennedy
* "I shall know but one country. The ends I aim at shall be my country's, my God's, and Truth's. I was born an American;
I will live an American; I shall die an American." -Daniel Webster
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* "Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country."
-President Calvin Coolidge
* "Unlike many other people less happy, we give our devotion to a government, to its Constitution, to its flag, and not
to men." -President Benjamin Harrison
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