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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.

Douglas MacArthur

The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Government Liberty Limitation Object Power Practice
To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
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Destroy Dilute Game Purpose Substitute Victory Will Win
History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
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Decay Economical Fail History More Nation Pass Political Precedent Record Single Subject
Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
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Entirely Grow Life Live Mind Nearly Nobody Number Old State Time Year Youth
Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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Execute Good Plan Today Violently
Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.
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Country Die Dream Long Part People Person Young
They must be resolved on the highest plane of national interest if our course is to prove sound and our future protected. I trust, therefore, that you will do me the justice of receiving that which I have to say as solely expressing the considered viewpoint of a fellow American.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Consider Course Expres Future Justice National Plain Protect Resolve
So long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, so long are you young. When your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and then only, are you grown old. And then, indeed as the ballad says, you just fade away
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Beauty Courage Covered Heard Hope Indeed Long Massage Snow Young
Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair; these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust.
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Back Distrust Doubt Growing Head Self Spirit Worry Year
I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I’ve done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?
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Become Done Life Matters Really Soul Suppose Symbol Way
In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Substitute Victory War
Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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Denial Face Fact Move On Optimistic
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
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Brave Build Enough Face Himself Son Strong Weak
Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
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Army Destroy Line Nine Serve Supply Time
Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration.
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Aspiration Center Entire Faith Hope Human Race
l know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Few Know Living Men More Nothing Revolt War

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.

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