I dream of giving
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: Mother, what was war? Eve Merriam
Remembrance Day
Four things support the
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave Elijah Muhammad
In my dreams I
In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield. Douglas MacArthur
The living owe it
The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them. Czeslaw Milosz
Valor is a gift.
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it until the test comes. Carl Sandburg
The legacy of heroes
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. Benjamin Disraeli
The most persistent sound
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man’s history is the beating of war drums. Arthur Koestler
One lives in the
One lives in the hope of becoming a memory. Antonio Porchia
We thought: we’re poor,
We thought: we’re poor, we have nothing, but when we started losing one after the other so each day became remembrance day, we started composing poems about God’s great generosity and our former riches. Anna Akhmatova