Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURI have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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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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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny.
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The soldier, above all other men, is required to perform the highest act of religious offering-sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death he discloses those divine attributes which his amke gave when he created in his own image.
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A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.
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Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain with death – the seas bear only commerce – men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight.
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Whatever your years, there is in every being’s heart the love of wonder, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing childlike appetite for what next, and the joy and the game of life.
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We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.
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Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
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Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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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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WE HAVE HAD OUR LAST CHANCE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS BASICALLY THEOLOGICAL, AND INVOLVES SPIRITUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF human CHARACTER. IT MUST BE OF THE SPIRIT IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE FLESH.
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A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.
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