Morning Philosophy
“Duty, Honor, Country: those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.”
— General Douglas MacArthur, "Duty, Honor, Country" (Farewell Address, West Point, 1962)
MacArthur wasn't offering decoration but architecture — a framework for building character before circumstance demands it. Duty without honor becomes mere obedience; honor without duty becomes vanity; country without both becomes empty nationalism. Today, let one small choice — how you speak to a subordinate, how honestly you complete an assignment — be shaped by all three words together, not just the convenient one.