lest we forget
Remembrance Day phrase
Lest we forget is a solemn phrase urging remembrance, especially of soldiers who died in war.
It comes from Kipling's poem "Recessional" and appears on war memorials and in Remembrance Day ceremonies: Lest we forget, they gave their lives for our freedom.
The phrase warns against complacency or ingratitude toward sacrifice.
- rememberRetain in mind
- collective memoryCommunity's shared historical recall
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- Remembrance DayMemorial for fallen soldiers
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
never again · memorial · epitaph · sacrifice · armed forces · vigilance · silence · solemn vow · tribute · Kipling · two-minute silence · freedom · rallying cry · accountability · commemoration · ceremony · duty · legacy
lest we forgetmemory hole
Device for erasing history
erasure · move on · consign to oblivion · forgotten · wipe the slate clean
lest we forgetwho cares
Dismissive indifference expression
get over it · move on · so what · ancient history · water under the bridge
lest we forgetforward-looking
Oriented toward the future
onward and upward · move forward · turn the page · what's done is done · start fresh
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