Plus Three

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."

President Ronald Reagan

"What do I tell the pilot to do?"

Barbara Olsen
American Airlines Flight 77
Washington, D.C.
11 September 2001

"A group of us are going to do something."

Thomas E. Burnett Jr.
United Airlines Flight 93
Pennsylvania
11 September 2001

"We're going to rush the hijackers."

Jeremy Glick
United Airlines Flight 93
Pennsylvania
11 September 2001

"Everyone's running up to first class. I've got to go. Bye."

United Airlines Flight 93
Pennsylvania
11 September 2001

"Today is a proud day to be an American."

Cyril Richard "Rick" Rescorla
Vice President, Security, Morgan Stanley - Dean Witter
World Trade Center 2
11 September 2001

"America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world."

President George W. Bush
11 September 2001

"We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards."

Senator Orrin Hatch
11 September 2001

"I fear that all I have done is awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve."

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
8 December 1941