While tributes to Americans who had lost their lives in battle had been held in a number of towns across the nation one of the more well-known stories about the beginnings of Memorial Day is the story about General John Logan.

When the British came to Ibo land for instance at the beginning of the 20th century and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places and set up their administrations the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt.

You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.

Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man you're quite battle-scarred.

The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle.

The heroes of Flight 93 won the first battle in the War on Terror and they should never be forgotten.

During the Cold War we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground.

War consisteth not in battle only or the act of fighting but in a tract of time wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known.

We've got to keep an eye on the battle that we face - a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is the Tea Party. And there's only one way to beat and win that war - the one thing about working people is we like a good fight.