Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
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Douglas MacArthur Quote
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.”
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