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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURYouth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
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I realize that advice is worth what it costs–that is, nothing.
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The soldier, above all other men, is required to perform the highest act of religious offering-sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death he discloses those divine attributes which his amke gave when he created in his own image.
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Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear – kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor – with the cry of grave national emergency.
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
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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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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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Never ask age of a woman.
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea – written in red on every beachhead from Australia to Tokyo – “There is no substitute for victory!”
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Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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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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