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A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.

Douglas MacArthur

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I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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Denial Face Fact Move On Optimistic
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
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.
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Cause Confidence Courage Ever Joint Modern Require Something Success Ultimate Willingness
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
The chickens are coming home to roost, and you happen to have just moved into the chicken house.
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Chicken Come Happen Home House Just Move Roost
I’ve looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.
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Death Eye Look Many Old Rope Sounder Think Times
Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.
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It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear.
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Aim Artificially Bred Country Economy Gear Generally Induce Misguide Park Pattern Policy Psychosis
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
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
In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Substitute Victory War
The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
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Ability Destructive Inescapable Liberty Preserve
Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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Brain Die Grip Lose never Old Reality Require Soldier Traumatic
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
Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
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Broken Hide Lazy Made Mostly Ofen Rule
The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
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Country Countrymen Honor Live Safety Soldier Untruthful
War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Indecision Object Prolonged Substitute Very Victory War
By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder – infinitely prouder – to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys.
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I came through and I shall return.
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Came Through Return
Life is a lively process of becoming.
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Become Live Lively Process
The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.
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Color Deathless Elusive Essense Outfit Sash Soldier Soon Took Unique
To master ourselves before we attempt to master others; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; and to give the predominance of courage over timidity.
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Attempt Courage Forget Make Master Ourselves Predominance Timidity
Never ask age of a woman.
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Age Ask never Woman
The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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Against Brave Conspiracy Constant World
Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always.
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Always God Let Peace Pray Preserve Restore World
Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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Beginning Men Peace Since Sought Time

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