Sebastian Junger Quotes

I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn't free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community.

Sacrifice doesn't really exist on a national level anymore and that's a pretty new thing - most people aren't engaged nationally in some form of service and that changes the way you think about people in your country; you kind of think of them at a distance. And so there's that shift away from some sort of sacrifice - thinking of yourself as the most important thing in the world versus thinking of yourself as some sort of a whole.

I have a responsibility to devote my energy to my country and my people.

I'm not a believer in bringing back the draft. But I am a huge proponent of national service.

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.

National service is America at its best.

America needs a big idea that plays to its strength. It should look to national service.

To work for the good of our country is not a shallow thing.

I believe in national service, where you can join AmeriCorps or the military.

We need a new kind of citizenship, so that we can see citizens as themselves earning the rank of patriot because of their involvement in their community affairs....We as a society need to be encouraging people to focus not just on individual wants but on serving the larger community.

... any citizen should be willing to give all that he has to give his country in work or sacrifice in times of crisis.

This is a great country and requires a good deal of all of us, so I can imagine nothing more important than for all of you to continue to work in public affairs and be interested in them, not only to bring up a family, but also give part of your time to your community, your state, and your country.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

I'd always step up to the mark to serve the people of the country.

I'm benefitting from the sacrifices and seeds sown by Shirley Chisholm, John Lewis, and so many others. Those of us who are beneficiaries owe it to have a season of service in which we try to give back.

We should all spend some time of our life doing service to our country. To me, I would give up a couple of years.

I want to serve the people.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

By requiring all 30 million Americans age 18 to 25 to perform two years of national service, in the military or civilian life, we will be asking for a shared sacrifice from all American citizens.

My main ambition is to be of use to my country and my people.

I authored the Universal National Service Act because I believe that everyone in America should contribute to the greater good of America.

I'm not an ambitious person, there is no ambition in my life. I have a mission in my life. And my mission is to serve my country. And when I am working for my state, it means I am working for my country, or my nation.

I've always wanted to serve my country in some capacity.