It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURThe outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. They are blind to history’s clear lesson, for history teaches with unmistakable emphasis that appeasement but begets new and bloodier war.
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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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To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
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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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A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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I realize that advice is worth what it costs–that is, nothing.
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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 no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
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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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I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.
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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.
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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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