We shall leave to politicians and military historians the pros and the cons of the generals relief from all active duty. It created a tempest to say the least. At this stormy stage of human history. at a time when some who call themselves Americans no longer believe In the execution of the responsibilities that their birthright requires or appreciate the principles that give them and gave their immigrant forebears freedom and opportunity. we are proud at such a time to rededicate ourselves. to reatirm our faith in the lofty ideals of General MacArthur. to pay homage to his name. to give thanks for his chivalrous military service. and we hope that his personal motto and that of his beloved U.S. Military Academy. "Duty. honor. country." will long remind us that men do not live by bread alone. No one knew better than the great general that a society wedded to material things or lost to a sense of history and worthy tradition may be perilously close to what is known In the vernacular as "the way out." We know that neither men nor nations can live in the past. that both pass down the inevitable road of time. that both leave records and milestones.
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