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Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.

Douglas MacArthur

War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Indecision Object Prolonged Substitute Very Victory War
The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

All Bear Deepest Other Peace People Pray Scar Soldier Suffer War
No army has ever done so much with so little.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Army Done Ever Little Much So
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Earth Only Opportunity Security
The chickens are coming home to roost, and you happen to have just moved into the chicken house.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Chicken Come Happen Home House Just Move Roost
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Aspiration Center Entire Faith Hope Human Race
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Body Soul Wait Wrinkle
Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it by furnishing the exorbitant funds demanded. Yet, in retrospect, these disasters seem never to have happened, seem never to have been quite real.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Demand Dund Evil Exorbitant Furnishing Happen Quite Real Terrible
The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can’t get away this time!
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Away Behind Enemy Front Left Tight
People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil-soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Again Almighty Country Forec God Grace People Person Return Soil Stand
Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain with death – the seas bear only commerce – men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Ended Great Gun Silent Today Tragedy
Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics or philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Any Bear Down Ecer Embrace Ethics Freemasonry Highest Law Philosophy Promulgated System Test Upifit
The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Country Countrymen Honor Live Safety Soldier Untruthful
Are we going to permit a continuing decline in public and private morality or re-establish high ethical standards as the means of regaining a diminishing faith in the integrity of our public and private institutions?
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Going Institution Integrity Morality Permit Private Public Reestablish Standard
The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point?but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Many May Oth Palin West Point Times Turn World
From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea – written in red on every beachhead from Australia to Tokyo – “There is no substitute for victory!”
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beachhead Country East Every Far Idea Red Send Single Sole Thought Written
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Away Die Face Just never Old Soldier
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Automatic Encounter Mightier never Obviously Pen Sword Weapon
However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Call Country Development Give Horrible Incident Mankind May Noblest Offer Soldier Upon
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Entirely Grow Life Live Mind Nearly Nobody Number Old State Time Year Youth
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Concern Force Great Insidious Nation Security Work
I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Cause Confidence Courage Ever Joint Modern Require Something Success Ultimate Willingness
In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form of mutual suicide.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Both Enormous Mutual Side Suicide Wage War
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Enter Fatal Key War Will Win Without
If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Divison First Marine More War Wine
Our growth and our progress, or yield to the devious assaults of atheistic or other anti-religious forces? Are we going to maintain our present course toward State Socialism with Communism just beyond or reverse the present trend and regain our hold upon our heritage of liberty and freedom?
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Course Freedom Liberty Maintain Progress Religion Reverse Socialism Youth
Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Defense Produce Strategy Ultimate Victory

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