"137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy."

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Source : FaceBook post by Doc Hastings from May 28, 2013

Doc Hastings

#Memorial Day Quotes #Military Quotes #Patriotic Quotes

“Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.”
“The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.”
“Deep breathing brings deep thinking and shallow breathing shallow thinking.”

Source : Elsie Lincoln Benedict (1920). “Practical Psychology”
“On Max Yasgurâ€™s six hundred acres, everyone dropped their defenses and became a huge extended family. Joining together, getting into the music and each other, being part of so many people when calamity struck â€” the traffic jams, the rainstorms â€” was a life-changing experience. None of the problems damaged our spirit. In fact, they drew us closer. We recognized one another for what we were at the core, as brothers and sisters, and we embraced one another in that knowledge.”
“I am one with the Power that created me. I am totally open and receptive to the abundant flow of prosperity that the Universe offers. All my needs and desires are met before I even ask. I am Divinely guided and protected, and I make choices that are beneficial for me. I rejoice in other's successes, knowing there is plenty for us all.”
“Our pleasures and our discontents, Are rounds by which we may ascend.”
“The denizens of Citizens Service Houses are not, as a rule, gifted with a lot of common sense, but they often make up for that by being extremely argumentative and vindictive.”

Source : Robert Silverberg (2013). “Hot Times in Magma City: The Collected Stories”, p.208, Hachette UK
“Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would die amid the flame of Christian remonstrance, and faithful rebuke, and holy indignation”

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