I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
DOUGLAS MACARTHURGive me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.
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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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The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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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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On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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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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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.
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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.
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Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR