Quotes about Sacrifice
The recovery of freedom is so splendid a thing that we must not shun even death when seeking to recover it.
— Cicero
The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom.
— Pope John Paul II
Freedom always comes with a price.
— CS Lewis
Freedom is never free.
— Maya Angelou
To the patriots I say this: Take that long eternal look. Stand up for freedom, no matter what the cost. Stand up and be counted. It can help to save your soul-and maybe your country.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.
— Zachary Taylor
It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten before the duties of friendship can be discharged.
— Cicero
Although always prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it should be postponed.
— Winston Churchill
Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout
— Alice Walker
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction
— Ronald Reagan