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"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."
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"The deepest human defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become."

"But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

"Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits."

"South Vietnam faces total defeat, and soon."

"Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat."

"Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat."

"One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgement of defeat."
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"To compel the nation with challenge the traditional American doctrine of freedom of the seas, every man and every ship in the navy is solemnly pledged."

"So popular is the naval service the only embarrassment is that men volunteer so rapidly we have to work overtime to give them hardy, adequate housing and proper training."
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