Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURWe must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Blank cartridges should never be used against a mob, nor should a volley be fired over the heads of the mob even if there is little danger of hurting persons in the rear. Such things will be regarded as an admission of weakness, or an attempt to bluff, and may do more harm than good.
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.
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I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only be deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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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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I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. The issues are global and so interlocked that to consider the problems of one sector, oblivious to those of another, is but to court disaster for the whole.
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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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If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
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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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