Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURTraining distinguishes an army from an armed mob.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.
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In war, indeed, there can be 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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Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.
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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 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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War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Life is a lively process of becoming.
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The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can’t get away this time!
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In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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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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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
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I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
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