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Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.

Douglas MacArthur

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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Brave Build Enough Face Himself Son Strong Weak
There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Anything Complete Defeat Fraud History Humanity Incident led Peace
He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Action Become Integrity Intent Leader Set
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
I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. The issues are global and so interlocked that to consider the problems of one sector, oblivious to those of another, is but to court disaster for the whole.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Address Bitterness Country Fade Life Neither Purpose Rancor Twilight
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
The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Color Deathless Elusive Essense Outfit Sash Soldier Soon Took Unique
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?
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Course Freedom Liberty Maintain Progress Religion Reverse Socialism Youth
To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Destroy Dilute Game Purpose Substitute Victory Will Win
Competitive sports keep alive in us a spirit and vitality. Sports teach the strong to know when they are weak and the brave to face themselves when they are afraid; to be proud and unbowed in defeat, and yet humble and gentle in victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Alive Competitive Keep Spirit Sports Vitality
I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Flagpole See Stand Still
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Fact Infinitely Pride Profession Prouder Soldier Take
I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn’t send me enough of them.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Command Country Criticism Enough Fought One People Person Troop War
In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Asai Basic Become Blind Concordance Condition Country Course Destiny Evolutionary Last Own People Policy Purse Situation
For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Down Given Institute Knock REquired Substitute Those Victory
Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear – kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor – with the cry of grave national emergency.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Continuous Fear Government Kept Patriotic Perpetual Size Stampede State

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