If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURWhile Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
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To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
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Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.
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Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
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Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn’t send me enough of them.
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To master ourselves before we attempt to master others; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; and to give the predominance of courage over timidity.
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What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support – not imperious direction – the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.
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I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I’ve done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration.
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