Duty, Honor, Country | Douglas MacArthur | May 12, 1962 | West Point "責任、榮譽、國家"：麥克阿瑟將軍於西點軍校的著名演說
Copied from https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurthayeraward.html Youtube audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42_aLGkRpg G eneral D ouglas M ac A rthur Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY [Original Painting ©Copyright www.paulsteucke.com ] Audio mp3 of Address click for pdf [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio.] General Westmoreland, General Grove, distinguished guests, and gentlemen of the Corps! As I was leaving the hotel this morning, a doorman asked me, "Where are you bound for, General?" And when I replied, "West Point," he remarked, "Beautiful place. Have you ever been there before?" No human being could fail to be deeply moved by such a tribute as this [ Thayer Award ]. Coming from a profession I have served so long, and a people I have loved so well, it fills me with an emotion I cannot express. But this award is not intended prim...