"It was close; but that's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die — and the difference is just an eyelash."

"I came out of Bataan and I shall return!"

"I said, to the people of the Philippines whence I came, I shall return. Tonight, I repeat those words: I shall return!"

"I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil."

"I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them …"

"It seems strangely difficult for some to realize that here in Asia is where the Communist conspirators have elected t…"

"I shall raise my voice as loud and as often as I believe it to be in the interest of the American people. I shall ded…"

"It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bre…"

"Only those are fit to live who are not afraid of dying."

"The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of governmental power. Through the ages the constantly expa…"