In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURYou are remembered for the rules you break.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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l know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.
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Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always.
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No physical courage and no brute instincts can take the place of the divine annunciation and spiritual gift which will alone sustain him.
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He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
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They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
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If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.
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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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“Duty, Honor, Country” – those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
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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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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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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history.
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I realize that advice is worth what it costs–that is, nothing.
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We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.
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Even the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security and the survival of civilization. The destructiveness of the war potential, through progressive advances in scientific discovery, has in fact now reached a point which revises the traditional concepts of war.
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