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I’ve looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.

Douglas MacArthur

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Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always.
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration.
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I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.
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Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber.
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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
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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Automatic Encounter Mightier never Obviously Pen Sword Weapon
Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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Brain Die Grip Lose never Old Reality Require Soldier Traumatic
In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.
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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
However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.
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I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.
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Cause Confidence Courage Ever Joint Modern Require Something Success Ultimate Willingness
In war there is no substitute for victory.
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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.
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.
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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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Our growth and our progress, or yield to the devious assaults of atheistic or other anti-religious forces? Are we going to maintain our present course toward State Socialism with Communism just beyond or reverse the present trend and regain our hold upon our heritage of liberty and freedom?
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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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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?
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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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