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Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Approximate author period: c. 1903 AD · modern
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- Douglas MacArthur
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- Approximate author period: c. 1903 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Douglas MacArthur: documented activity in 1903. Wikidata Q127417, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127417 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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