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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Douglas MacArthur

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Theodore Roosevelt

Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness.

Holly Branson

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

Philip James Bailey

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

James T. Walsh

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

Herbert Hoover

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

Leonardo da Vinci

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

David Hare

We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living.

Davy Crockett

The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.

Sue Kelly

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

Maya Angelou

Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.

Jack Nicklaus

Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

James Allen

Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.

Don Miguel Ruiz

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

Xun Kuang

Integrity is critical to our lives - and to our dreams of achievement. We must remember that without integrity, nothing else matters and that with integrity, nothing else matters.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

I think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me.

Andy Garcia

Honor your daughters. They are honorable.

Malala Yousafzai

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

Clint Eastwood

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

H. L. Mencken

Be loyal to those who are loyal to you. And respect everyone, even your enemies and competition.

John Cena

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.

Andrew Jackson

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

Bryant H. McGill

Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.

Salvatore J. Cordileone

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

Estelle Parsons

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Stephen Covey

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Baltasar Gracian

The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

Stellan Skarsgard

Integrity of life is fame's best friend, which nobly, beyond death, shall crown in the end.

John Webster

Honor lies in honest toil.

Grover Cleveland

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

Yousef Munayyer

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

William J. H. Boetcker

Honor lies in honest toil.

Grover Cleveland

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.

John Greenleaf Whittier

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

Voltaire

Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.

Luther Campbell

Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

Tecumseh

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

Laurence Sterne

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.

Thomas Sowell

There's a very fundamental basic value system that I think America was built upon, and that's mutual respect, honor, integrity and concern for our environment and the right to clean water. And we have moved away from it.

Erin Brockovich

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.

Margaret Mead

We're reclaiming America and restoring honor. I believe we do that with faith, with hope, with charity, and honoring our brothers and our sisters as we honor each other.

Alveda King

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.

Robert Casey

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.

Christopher Marlowe

To serve in the modern military - or to be the uncle, parent or sibling of one who does - is to treat the necessary service and sacrifice of war with a sacred honor. In my community, we pile into cars and drive hundreds of miles to watch our children's graduation from basic training.

J. D. Vance

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.

Bill Frist

Respect the burden.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Benjamin E. Mays

Civility is the recognition that all people have dignity that's inherent to their person, no matter their religion, race, gender, sexuality, or ability.

Opal Tometi

America wants its respect.

Tupac Shakur

We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.

Mary Kay Ash

In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.

Malcolm X

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.

Major Owens

Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.

Eldridge Cleaver

I think the word respect is underrated.

Michael Clarke

Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is He who hath promised and who never lies.

Saint Patrick