The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training – sacrifice.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURIf I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Americans never quit.
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Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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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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They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.
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The great question is, can war be outlawed from the world? If so, it would mark the greatest advance in civilization since the Sermon on the Mount.
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
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The issues which today confront the nation are clearly defined and so fundamental as to directly involve the very survival of the Republic. Are we going to preserve the religious base to our origin.
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In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber.
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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The entire world lies quietly at peace. The holy mission has been completed. And in reporting this to you, the people, I speak for the thousands of silent lips, forever stilled among the jungles and the beaches and in the deep waters of the Pacific which marked the way.
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