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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.

Douglas MacArthur

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
A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Curse Die End Goran Growl Soldier Sweat
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
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Enter Fatal Key War Will Win Without
I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I’ve done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Become Done Life Matters Really Soul Suppose Symbol Way
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
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Fear Government Kept Perpetual State
In war there is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Substitute Victory War
Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Bed Before Believe Ever Good Ner Reach Right Sir Try World
Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain with death – the seas bear only commerce – men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Ended Great Gun Silent Today Tragedy
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
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beauty Courage Covered Heard Hope Indeed Long Massage Snow Young
Security lies in our ability to produce.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Ability Lies Produce Security
Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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Cause Unprotect War Wealth
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Down Given Institute Knock REquired Substitute Those Victory
I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Address Bitterness Country Fade Life Mind Neither Purpose Rancor Serve Twilight
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Back Distrust Doubt Growing Head Self Spirit Worry Year

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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