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MacArthur's Speeches: "I Shall Return."
This phrase -- among the more famous in American history -- is practically
synonymous with Douglas MacArthur, known even to those who know nothing else
about him. The last part of a simple statement to reporters shortly after his
harrowing escape from Corregidor and arrival in Australia, it's pure MacArthur
-- first-person, highly dramatic, and more political than meets the eye.
The President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese
lines and proceed from Corregidor to Australia for the purpose, as I understand
it, of organizing the American offensive against Japan, a primary objective of
which is the relief of the Philippines. I came through and I shall
return.
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