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Douglas MacArthur

They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
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Bay Die Hard Savage Wolf Wond
Security lies in our ability to produce.
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Ability Lies Produce Security
If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
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Divison First Marine More War Wine
Talk of imminent threat to our national security through the application of external force is pure nonsense. Our threat is from the insidious forces working from within which have already so drastically altered the character of our free institutions – those institutions we proudly called the American way of life.
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Application Extremal Force Imminent Nation Nonsense Security Talk Threat
Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.
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Army Distinguish Mob Training
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?
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Going Institution Integrity Morality Permit Private Public Reestablish Standard
There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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Foxhole No
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.
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Few Know Living Men More Nothing Revolt War
I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
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Flagpole See Stand Still
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
While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.
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Asia Broad Company Country Impact Other Referred
Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
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Door Even Knock Open Opportunity Seat
We have come dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.
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Community Control Dedicate Destroy Enemy Foundation People Restore Task Vestige
The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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All Best Luck Make Yourself
Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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Give Skin Soul Wrinkle 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
Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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Denial Face Fact Move On Optimistic
Whatever your years, there is in every being’s heart the love of wonder, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing childlike appetite for what next, and the joy and the game of life.
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Awake Decline Game Joy Life Nation Political Record Spiritual Subject
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
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Enter Fatal Key War Will Win Without
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.
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Consider Course Expres Future Justice National Plain Protect Resolve
Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.
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Bed Before Believe Ever Good Ner Reach Right Sir Try World
It points to no single instance where this end has justified that means, where appeasement has led to more than a sham peace. Like blackmail, it lays the basis for new and successively greater demands until, as in blackmail, violence becomes the only other alternative.
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Appeasement Blackmail Instance Mean Peace Shame Successfully Violence
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.
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Concern Force Great Insidious Nation Security Work
Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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Die Fight Know Men Without
I came through and I shall return.
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Came Through Return
The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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Against Brave Conspiracy Constant World
We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.
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Advance Design Endure Goal Leadership Must Open Peace Progress Universal World

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