MacArthur
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:03:01
a freshness of
the deep springs of life,

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a temperamental predominance
of courage over timidity,

:03:09
an appetite
for adventure...

:03:12
over love of ease.
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In this way, they will teach you
to be an officer...

:03:20
and a gentleman.
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From your ranks come the great
captains who will hold...

:03:26
the nation's destiny
in their hands...

:03:29
the moment
the war tocsin sounds.

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The Long Gray Line...
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has never failed us.
:03:39
Were you to do so,
:03:41
a million ghosts
in olive drab...

:03:45
and brown khaki,
in blue and gray...

:03:48
would rise from
their white crosses...

:03:51
thundering
those magic words:

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Duty, Honor, Country!
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This does not mean
that you are warmongers.

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On the contrary, the soldier,
above all other people,

:04:06
prays for peace,
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for he must suffer
and bear...

:04:11
the deepest wounds
and scars of war.

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But always in our minds
ring the ominous words of Plato:

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"Only the dead...
:04:26
have seen the end of war. "

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