Duty, Honor, Countryby General Douglas MacArthurHis Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address on May 12, 1962General Westmoreland, General Grove, distinguished guests, and gentlemen of the Corps!As I was leaving the hotel this morning, a doorman asked me, “Where are you bound for, General?” And when I replied, “West Point,” he remarked, “Beautiful place. Have you ever… Read More
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“Farewell Address to Congress”by General Douglas MacArthur, on April 19, 1951, in Washington, DCMr. President, Mr. Speaker, and Distinguished Members of the Congress:I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride- humility in the wake of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride… Read More