I hear many condemn these men because they were so few. When were the good and the brave ever in a majority? Would you have had him wait till that time came?--till you and I came over to him?
It is soldiers who pay most of the human cost. In war it is extraordinary how it all comes down to the character of one man.
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called.
But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They are tremendous individuals. They are individuals that have sworn to protect and defend our very citizens. That's why we serve.
The ways in which we are able to express courage also depend on the hand life deals us.
The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George... Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security.
