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It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past…

Douglas MacArthur

I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Ashes Better Fire Learn Lesson Life never Past Regain
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Attempt Courage Forget Make Master Ourselves Predominance Timidity
The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Against Brave Conspiracy Constantly World
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Body Soul Wait Wrinkle
The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Ability Destructive Inescapable Liberty Preserve
No army has ever done so much with so little.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Army Done Ever Little Much So
Preparedness is the key to success and victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Key Preparedness Success Victory
Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Alternative Apply Available End Even Force Mean Swift Upon War
I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only be deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Expect Forever Keep Live Promise Through
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Appease Country Reason Red Some Vary
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Earth Only Opportunity Security
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
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
WE HAVE HAD OUR LAST CHANCE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS BASICALLY THEOLOGICAL, AND INVOLVES SPIRITUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF human CHARACTER. IT MUST BE OF THE SPIRIT IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE FLESH.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Basically Chance Have Human Improvement Involve Last Problem Spiritual
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Appeasement Blackmail Instance Mean Peace Shame Successfully Violence
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

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