“ Me, personally. I do not know a soul who perished that day of 9/11. But it did then, does now, and I imagine it always will bring out the Patriot in me. James Hauenstein
“ If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president. DaShanne Stokes
“ Rare are the handful of principles that incessantly drive us to stand even when we face the stark realization that we will likely perish in the standing. And rarer still is the person who will surrend… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit. Theodore Roosevelt
“ Despite how utterly massive they might be, it is never the size of the arsenal nor the strength of the warrior. Rather, it is a heart bent on sacrifice that is the most potent weapon of all. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ You are silent now who once stood on battlefields ravaged by destruction unimaginable, holding in those desperate places the line of freedom for others you would never know, and who would never know y… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ While we tediously check our weaponry before entering into battle, do we check our hearts? For without exception, that is the greatest weapon of all. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ My CountryI don't have any caps left made back homeNor any shoes that trod your roadsI've worn out your last shirt quite long agoIt was of Sile clothNow you only remain in the whiteness of my hairInta… Fatima Bhutto
“ I wish it were different. I wish that we privileged knowledge in politicians, that the ones who know things didn't have to hide it behind brown pants, and that the know-not-enoughs were laughed all th… Sarah Vowell
“ It is at the precise moment that I take something for granted that I have placed myself in the precarious position of losing that very thing. And if that thing I risk losing is liberty, taking it for… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ There are many ways to honor America. This book is mine. I have completed this journey of self-education in the belief that the most terrifying possibility since 9/11 has not been terrorism--as fright… David K. Shipler
“ The law is too important to be left to the lawyers, to paraphrase Georges Clemenceau about war and generals. We laymen know too little about our Constitution and think too superficially about its infl… David K. Shipler
“ Unless we can restore what George Orwell called patriotism as opposed to nationalism, we will see the rise of the far right, as is happening already in Europe. Jonathan Sacks
“ America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose. Herbert Hoover
“ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. Henry Ford