Oliver North

“American soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, the American flag...they fight for one another.”

“The definition of a hero is a man who would rather be somewhere else.”

“I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.”

“I am not a P.O.W., but I am a prisoner of war.”

“A lie is an abomination...and an affront to God.”

“The Second Amendment is not about hunting, it's about liberty.”

“I will be the first to say that I have made mistakes in my life.”

“We're a nation of laws, but we're also a nation of people.”

“I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.”

“I'm not going to be a potted plant... I've got a story to tell.”

“I think that it is a tragic statement of the condition of our country that we have a military full of heroes and a political class full of people who are not.”

“I saw my job as preparing the President of the United States to make a decision.”

“Hope is never lost, it is only misplaced.”

“The most important thing for a warrior is to be right with God.”

“Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better.”

“Freedom is not a license to do whatever you want. It's a responsibility to do what is right.”