Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

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.

While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never given a thought, the new situation did urgently demand a drastic revision of strategic planning if our political aim was to defeat this new enemy as we had defeated the old.

War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.

WE HAVE HAD OUR LAST CHANCE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS BASICALLY THEOLOGICAL, AND INVOLVES SPIRITUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF human CHARACTER. IT MUST BE OF THE SPIRIT IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE FLESH.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.