In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.

People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil—soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.

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.

In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny. What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support - not imperious direction - the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.

Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.

Life is a lively process of becoming.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.