Michael Moore Quotes

Blessed is that country whose soldiers fight for it and are willing to give the best they have, the best that any man has, their own lives, to preserve it, because they love it. Such an army the United States has always commanded in every crisis of its history.

One percent of our country is fighting to protect the other 99 percent.

May God bless our troops.

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.

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.'

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

It’s very important that the American people believe in us [the military].

I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much.

I have so much respect for our troops.

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

Like the American soldiers who went before them, they are putting their lives on the line to protect ours.

When you think about those of us that live the life that we want to live, we can thank absolutely and completely our men and women in uniform. Because if it were not for them, we wouldn't enjoy the freedoms that we have.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

The security of our nation depends on the men and women who are willing to sacrifice their safety, and possibly their lives, to protect the freedoms the rest of us enjoy.

From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called, gone where ordered, and defended our nation with honor.

Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.

I think of all the guys that strap a gun on their backs and head to Afghanistan and Iraq to keep us free and safe and maintain what America has stood for.

With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

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

There is no room in a soldiers' philosophy for thought, reason, or mercy.

Atheists in foxholes, some say they are myths, Creations of the mind who just don't exist. Yet, they answered the call to defend, with great pride. With reason their watchword, they bled and they died.

I gave my life for freedom--This I know; For those who bade me fight had told me so.

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