It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past…
DOUGLAS MACARTHURA true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. A new era is upon us.
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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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I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of problems between nations.
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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can’t get away this time!
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Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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I came through and I shall return.
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Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.
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You are remembered for the rules you break.
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Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
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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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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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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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Our growth and our progress, or yield to the devious assaults of atheistic or other anti-religious forces? Are we going to maintain our present course toward State Socialism with Communism just beyond or reverse the present trend and regain our hold upon our heritage of liberty and freedom?
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