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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

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The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.
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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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I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
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Almighty Country Forever God Grace Return Soul Stand
Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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Conquer Fitpino Give Soldier Thousand World
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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A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
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In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form of mutual suicide.
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Both Enormous Mutual Side Suicide Wage War
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.
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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Earth Only Opportunity Security
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
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.
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A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.
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Army Backward Expect Forward Good Lead Look Much Only Platoon Soldier Think Well
We are bound no longer by the straitjacket of the past and nowhere is the change greater than in our profession of arms. What, you may well ask, will be the end of all of this? I would not know! But I would hope that our beloved country will drink deep from the chalice of courage.
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Abound Arm Change Great Longer Nowhere Past Profession
No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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Encounter Enemy Ever First Plan Survive
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.
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Concern Force Great Insidious Nation Security Work
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
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