In war there is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURWhat they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support – not imperious direction – the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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Talk of imminent threat to our national security through the application of external force is pure nonsense. Our threat is from the insidious forces working from within which have already so drastically altered the character of our free institutions – those institutions we proudly called the American way of life.
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Competitive sports keep alive in us a spirit and vitality. Sports teach the strong to know when they are weak and the brave to face themselves when they are afraid; to be proud and unbowed in defeat, and yet humble and gentle in victory.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
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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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Are we going to permit a continuing decline in public and private morality or re-establish high ethical standards as the means of regaining a diminishing faith in the integrity of our public and private institutions?
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For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.
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Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
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Never ask age of a woman.
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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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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I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
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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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The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
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