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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURBlank 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.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber.
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Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.
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Life is a lively process of becoming.
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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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The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
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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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I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
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If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
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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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The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.
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One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
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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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR