History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURIf we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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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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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form of mutual suicide.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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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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Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear – kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor – with the cry of grave national emergency.
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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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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War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
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The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
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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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