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Douglas MacArthur Quotes: Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.
         

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.


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