Etiqueta: General Douglas MacArthur

  • West Point military academy speech

    General Westmoreland, General Groves, 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 been there before?» No human being could fail to be deeply moved by…

  • Farewell Address to Congress

    Mr. 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 in the reflection that this forum of legislative debate represents human…

  • Surrender Ceremony of Japan aboard U.S.S. Missouri

    We are gathered here, representatives of the major warring powers, to conclude a solemn agreement whereby peace may be restored. The issues, involving divergent ideals and ideologies, have been determined on the battlefields of the world and hence are not for our discussion or debate. Nor is it for us here to meet, representing as…