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. War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Discours au Congrès lors de sa démission (18 avril 1951)
Douglas MacArthur: Citations de la guerre
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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.
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Discours au Congrès lors de sa démission (18 avril 1951)
[...] the peoples of Asia found their opportunity in the war just past to throw off the shackles of colonialism and now see the dawn of new opportunity, a heretofore unfelt dignity and the self-respect of political freedom.
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Discours au Congrès lors de sa démission (18 avril 1951)