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"It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past -- a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice."
-- General Douglas MacArthur, aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63), Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945 |