A Promise Of Rest - William L. Williams

A little more than 65 years ago, in his April 1951 farewell address to the United States Congress, General Douglas MacArthur grimly stated his thoughts about the global conflicts in which he had played a major role. Speaking as a life-long military man—a senior leader at some of modern history's fiercest battles—he put the entire weight of his experience into his observation that, although mankind has from the beginning of time sought peace, all efforts for international peace have ultimately failed. Chillingly, he warned: "If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door."

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