It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Douglas MacArthur

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Topic

Going to war Military strategy

Speaker

Douglas MacArthur

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

General Soldier

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

MacArthur, Douglas. Keynote address at the Republican National Convention. Republican National Convention. 7 July 1952, International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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