No physical courage and no brute instincts can take the place of the divine annunciation and spiritual gift which will alone sustain him.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURYou are remembered for the rules you break.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support – not imperious direction – the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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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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Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
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Americans never quit.
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Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.
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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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If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
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