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Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb… he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.

Douglas MacArthur

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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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Accurate Except Five Good Intelligence Isolate Only Percent Report Trick
I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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Batman Came Out Return Shall
Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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Defense Produce Strategy Ultimate Victory
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!”
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Beachhead Country East Every Far Idea Red Send Single Sole Thought Written
No army has ever done so much with so little.
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Army Done Ever Little Much So
There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. They are blind to history’s clear lesson, for history teaches with unmistakable emphasis that appeasement but begets new and bloodier war.
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Appease Country Reason Red Some Vary
Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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Cause Unprotect War Wealth
The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training – sacrifice.
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Above Greatest Other Practice Religious REquired Sacrifice Soldier Training
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
Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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Afraid Die Fit Live
A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.
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Army Backward Expect Forward Good Lead Look Much Only Platoon Soldier Think Well
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
There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.
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Anything Complete Defeat Fraud History Humanity Incident led Peace
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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Fact Infinitely Pride Profession Prouder Soldier Take
The issues which today confront the nation are clearly defined and so fundamental as to directly involve the very survival of the Republic. Are we going to preserve the religious base to our origin.
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Clean Confront Define Directly Fundamental Involve Issue Nation Republic Survival Today
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
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Bad Command General Good Just Make Troop

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