American Duty Quotes

Fellow Americans, our duty is before us tonight. Let us go forward, determined to serve selflessly a vision of man with God, government for people, and humanity at peace. For it is now our task to tend and preserve, through the darkest and coldest nights, that "sacred fire of liberty" that President Washington spoke of two centuries ago, a fire that tonight remains a beacon to all oppressed of the world, shining forth from this kindly, pleasant, greening land we call America.

Our military leaders don't seize power in coups; our soldiers and sailors don't go on strike for higher pay or benefits; our armed forces don't weigh in on the political process. In return, Americans have a sacred duty to treat them honorably.

I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny.

I did what any American could and should do: serve his country in its time of need.

The War on Terror is not only to protect Americans. It's America's responsibility to protect people around the world who want to be free

Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality of geography, the sheer forces of language and religion, the propaganda of state-run Arab media and the cynicism of the liberal West are all stacked against them.

Emma Lazarus was wrong. America's first duty is to its own poor.

Those of us who get a chance, and many of us will, should and will be motivated to serve America well.

And when they have done their job, America must look after and honor its veterans.