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From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea – written in red on every beachhead from Australia to Tokyo – “There is no substitute for victory!”

Douglas MacArthur

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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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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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Ability Lies Produce Security
The great question is, can war be outlawed from the world? If so, it would mark the greatest advance in civilization since the Sermon on the Mount.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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Encounter Enemy Ever First Plan Survive
The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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Against Brave Conspiracy Constant World
Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair; these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust.
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Back Distrust Doubt Growing Head Self Spirit Worry Year
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
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Bad Command General Good Just Make Troop
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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Body Soul Wait Wrinkle
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
l know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.
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Few Know Living Men More Nothing Revolt War
I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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Batman Came Out Return Shall
History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
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Decay Economical Fail History More Nation Pass Political Precedent Record Single Subject
In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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Indeed Substitute Victory War
Beware not the enemy from ‘without’ but the enemy from ‘within’.
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Beware Enemy From Within
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
For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.
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Down Given Institute Knock REquired Substitute Those Victory

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