![It was his [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] relationship with the administration In Washington which became poisoned by his egomania. Link upon link the bond between events on the battlefield and his own ruin was forged, and, as is essential in genuine tragedy, the gods used the victim himself to forge the links.](/assets/img/quote-photos/it-was-his-gen-douglas-macarthurs-relationship-with-the-administration-in-was.jpg)
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