Rafael Correa Quotes

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

I am not ordering you to fight for your country. I am ordering you to die for your country!

Anyone who wants to carry on the war against the outsiders, come with me. I can’t offer you either honours or wages; I offer you hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Anyone who loves his country, follow me.

I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country in his heart and not with his lips only, follow me.

I was raised with traditional stories of leadership: Robert E. Lee, John Buford at Gettysburg. And I also was raised with personal examples of leadership. This was my father in Vietnam. And I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal, or abandon their comrades.

A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.

I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command.

I shall never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on.

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.

We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral.

There's a lot of people that fought for their country and that's not something to be taken lightly. They gave their life, everything they had, they gave their lives, to give us what we have. That's why I'm so passionate about my beliefs - because someone died.

I admire the military. I guess in a world of villains and heroes, they're my heroes. Their dedication, their commitment, their discipline, their code of ethics.

As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'

There's no glory like those who save their country.

There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.

The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community.

The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me.

It is sweet and honourable to die for one’s country.

We cannot ask our soldiers to be courageous if our politicians are not.