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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURHave a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.
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The chickens are coming home to roost, and you happen to have just moved into the chicken house.
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.
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WE HAVE HAD OUR LAST CHANCE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS BASICALLY THEOLOGICAL, AND INVOLVES SPIRITUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF human CHARACTER. IT MUST BE OF THE SPIRIT IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE FLESH.
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People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil-soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples.
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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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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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I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country.
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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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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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War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
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We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.
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Americans never quit.
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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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