Americans Never Quit.

The President Of The United States Ordered Me To Break Through The Japanese Lines And Proceed From Corregidor To Australia For The Purpose, As I Understand It, Of Organizing The American Offensive Against Japan, A Primary Objective Of Which Is The Relief Of The Philippines. I Came Through And I Shall Return.

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.

I Stand On This Rostrum With A Sense Of Deep Humility And Great Pride - Humility In The Weight Of Those Great American Architects Of Our History Who Have Stood Here Before Me; Pride In The Reflection That This Home Of Legislative Debate Represents Human Liberty In The Purest Form Yet Devised.

There Is Not One Incident In The History Of Humanity In Which Defeatism Led To Peace Which Was Anything Other Than A Complete Fraud.

A Good Soldier, Whether He Leads A Platoon Or An Army, Is Expected To Look Backward As Well As Forward; But He Must Think Only Forward.