#sacrifice

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#associate #bad #bad men #combine #contemptible

The unvarnished truth is that we have spent the last decade funding the machinery of war, and our children have been sacrificed. ↗

— LeVar Burton

#children #decade #funding #last #machinery

You know, rural Americans are a special people. Their labor puts food on our table and fuel in our gas tanks. Their service in our military sets a powerful example of leadership, honor and sacrifice. Their spirit of community inspires us all. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#example #food #fuel #gas #honor

I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice. ↗

— Zach Wamp

#challenges #creative #deep #face #going

Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11. ↗

— Zach Wamp

#before #begin #behalf #courage #face

Oregonians aren't the only ones who recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of their state's National Guard. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#guard #national #national guard #ones #only

The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice. ↗

— Emma Goldman

#freedom #human #like #maintained #political

It is a trick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed, or not possible, to avoid making those that are required. ↗

— Ivan Goncharov

#avoid #dishonest #making #needed #offer

As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#dinner #gesture #governor #i #iraq

Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#defense #defense budget #gestures #gratitude #hearts