Never Give An Order That Can't Be

A Soldier Plods And Groans, Sweats And Toils, He Growls And Curses, And At The End He Dies.

I Know War As Few Other Men Now Living Know It, And Nothing To Me Is More Revolting. I Have Long Advocated Its Complete Abolition, As Its Very Destructiveness On Both Friend And Foe Has Rendered It Useless As A Means Of Settling International Disputes... But Once War Is Forced Upon Us, There Is No Other Alternative Than To Apply Every Available Means To Bring It To A Swift End.

Competitive Sports Keep Alive In Us A Spirit And Vitality. Sports Teach The Strong To Know When They Are Weak And The Brave To Face Themselves When They Are Afraid; To Be Proud And Unbowed In Defeat, And Yet Humble And Gentle In Victory; To Master Ourselves Before We Attempt To Master Others; To Learn To Laugh, Yet Never Forget How To Weep; And To Give The Predominance Of Courage Over Timidity.

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.

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.