Abraham Lincoln
Political Leader
"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties."
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Our Veterans
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Ronald Reagan
Politician, Actor
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."
Ronald Reagan
Politician, Actor
"We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause."
Elizabeth Warren
Politician, Lawyer
"Our veterans deserve the very best, and that means ensuring that America's veterans receive high-quality services and cares when they come back home."
Patty Murray
Politician
"Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation. Unfortunately, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have not lived up to this duty."
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"Our veterans connect generations and Canadians. As a country and as individuals, we gain in pride and in purpose from their deeds and their service."
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"Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation."
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"The issue of torture, connected to American soldiers, is not somewhere most people want to linger. We may not want to confront this issue so much in the U.S. because of how we want to think about our veterans. There's the sense that we want to think of our veterans as - if they're damaged, damaged by something glamorous, like a firefight."
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