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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

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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Body Soul Wait Wrinkle
Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.
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Before Bring Dear Despair Die Doubt Down Dust Enemy Ground Slowly Turn
Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.
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Army Distinguish Mob Training
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 fade away.
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Away Die Face Just never Old Soldier
The chickens are coming home to roost, and you happen to have just moved into the chicken house.
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Chicken Come Happen Home House Just Move Roost
The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
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Government Liberty Limitation Object Power Practice
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.
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Fear Government Kept Perpetual State
I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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Fight FIner Front Just Marine Organization Return Visit World
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
I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of problems between nations.
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Believe Concerned Endeavour Entire Modern Nation Outlaw Problem Society Solution
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.
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Expect Forever Keep Live Promise Through
We have come dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Community Control Dedicate Destroy Enemy Foundation People Restore Task Vestige
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.
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Basically Chance Have Human Improvement Involve Last Problem Spiritual
War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Indecision Object Prolonged Substitute Very Victory War
We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.
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Advance Another Direction Retreat

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