We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. A new era is upon us.
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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We have come dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.
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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.
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Americans never quit.
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.
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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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Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
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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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In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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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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If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.
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Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.
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