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The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.

Douglas MacArthur

I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Almighty Country Forever God Grace Return Soul Stand
To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Destroy Dilute Game Purpose Substitute Victory Will Win
They must be resolved on the highest plane of national interest if our course is to prove sound and our future protected. I trust, therefore, that you will do me the justice of receiving that which I have to say as solely expressing the considered viewpoint of a fellow American.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Consider Course Expres Future Justice National Plain Protect Resolve
Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Entirely Grow Life Live Mind Nearly Nobody Number Old State Time Year Youth
Beware not the enemy from ‘without’ but the enemy from ‘within’.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beware Enemy From Within
Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Country Die Dream Long Part People Person Young
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

Alternative Apply Available End Even Force Mean Swift Upon War
Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Door Even Knock Open Opportunity Seat
Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Broken Hide Lazy Made Mostly Ofen Rule
There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Anything Complete Defeat Fraud History Humanity Incident led Peace
They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Bay Die Hard Savage Wolf Wond
We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Advance Design Endure Goal Leadership Must Open Peace Progress Universal World
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
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Brave Build Enough Face Himself Son Strong Weak
Life is a lively process of becoming.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Become Live Lively Process
There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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Foxhole No
The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth must some day make a common front against attack by people from other planets.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Interplanetary Nation Next Unite War World
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Cause Confidence Courage Ever Joint Modern Require Something Success Ultimate Willingness
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Decay Economical Fail History More Nation Pass Political Precedent Record Single Subject
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Concern Force Great Insidious Nation Security Work
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Expect Forever Keep Live Promise Through
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
What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support – not imperious direction – the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Direction Euakity Friendly Imperious Seek Shame Signity Understanding Support
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Bless Entitle Freedom Man Preservation Unless Vigilant
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
Are we going to permit a continuing decline in public and private morality or re-establish high ethical standards as the means of regaining a diminishing faith in the integrity of our public and private institutions?
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Going Institution Integrity Morality Permit Private Public Reestablish Standard

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.

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