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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

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.
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Entirely Grow Life Live Mind Nearly Nobody Number Old State Time Year Youth
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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Body Soul Wait Wrinkle
I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
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Flagpole See Stand Still
What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support – not imperious direction – the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.
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Direction Euakity Friendly Imperious Seek Shame Signity Understanding Support
Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
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Country Decade Duty Hollow Honor Nan Ought Revertiny Will Word
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
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Beauty Courage Covered Heard Hope Indeed Long Massage Snow Young
The soldier, above all other men, is required to perform the highest act of religious offering-sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death he discloses those divine attributes which his amke gave when he created in his own image.
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Act Highest Men Offer Perform Religious Require Sacrifice Soldier
The entire world lies quietly at peace. The holy mission has been completed. And in reporting this to you, the people, I speak for the thousands of silent lips, forever stilled among the jungles and the beaches and in the deep waters of the Pacific which marked the way.
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Beach Complete Deep Done Entire Journey Life Silent Symbol Thousand Wear World
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.
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Brave Build Enough Face Himself Son Strong Weak
Life is a lively process of becoming.
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Become Live Lively Process
I realize that advice is worth what it costs–that is, nothing.
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Advice Cost Nothing Realize Worth
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
He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
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Action Become Integrity Intent Leader Set
No physical courage and no brute instincts can take the place of the divine annunciation and spiritual gift which will alone sustain him.
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Annunciation Courage Divine Instinct Physical Spiritual
There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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Foxhole No
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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