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I Know War As Few Other Men Now Living Know It, And Nothing To Me Is More Revolting. I Have Long Advocated Its Complete Abolition, As Its Very Destructiveness On Both Friend And Foe Has Rendered It Useless As A Means Of Settling International Disputes... But Once War Is Forced Upon Us, There Is No Other Alternative Than To Apply Every Available Means To Bring It To A Swift End.

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I Know War As Few Other Men

Douglas MacArthur

I Know War As Few Other Men Now Living Know It, And Nothing To Me Is More Revolting. I Have Long Advocated Its Complete Abolition, As Its Very Destructiveness On Both Friend And Foe Has Rendered It Useless As A Means Of Settling International Disputes... But Once War Is Forced Upon Us, There Is No Other Alternative Than To Apply Every Available Means To Bring It To A Swift End.

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