It Is My Earnest Hope,

The Object And Practice Of Liberty Lies In The Limitation Of Government Power.

For Those To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required. It Is Not Whether You Get Knocked Down, It's Whether You Get Up. There Is No Substitute For Victory.

People Of The Philippines: I Have Returned. By The Grace Of Almighty God Our Forces Stand Again On Philippine Soil—soil Consecrated In The Blood Of Our Two Peoples. We Have Come Dedicated And Committed To The Task Of Destroying Every Vestige Of Enemy Control Over Your Daily Lives, And Of Restoring Upon A Foundation Of Indestructible Strength, The Liberties Of Your People.

Rules Are Mostly Made To Be Broken And Are Too Often For The Lazy To Hide Behind.

Today The Guns Are Silent. A Great Tragedy Has Ended. A Great Victory Has Been Won. The Skies No Longer Rain With Death - The Seas Bear Only Commerce - Men Everywhere Walk Upright In The Sunlight. The Entire World Lies Quietly At Peace. The Holy Mission Has Been Completed. And In Reporting This To You, The People, I Speak For The Thousands Of Silent Lips, Forever Stilled Among The Jungles And The Beaches And In The Deep Waters Of The Pacific Which Marked The Way.