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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!

— Douglas MacArthur

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Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would gladly yield every honor which has been accorded me in war.

Macarthur and the American Century: A Reader (2001)

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

farewell address to Congress (1951)

I shall set my course to the end that no man need fear to speak the truth.

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

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