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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

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
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Automatic Encounter Mightier never Obviously Pen Sword Weapon
Life is a lively process of becoming.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Become Live Lively Process
If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Divison First Marine More War Wine
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
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.
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Alive Competitive Keep Spirit Sports Vitality
Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Brain Die Grip Lose never Old Reality Require Soldier Traumatic
The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Achivevmnet Country Effort Grandeur Greatest History Mark Military Scale
Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beginning Men Peace Since Sought Time
We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Advance Another Direction Retreat
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

Country Firmer History Imprint Left Name People Person Time
I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Almighty Country Forever God Grace Return Soul Stand
So long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, so long are you young. When your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and then only, are you grown old. And then, indeed as the ballad says, you just fade away
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beauty Courage Covered Heard Hope Indeed Long Massage Snow Young
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
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

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.

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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.

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