I realize that advice is worth what it costs–that is, nothing.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUROne cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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Never ask age of a woman.
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I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.
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Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
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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. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
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Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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Are we going to permit a continuing decline in public and private morality or re-establish high ethical standards as the means of regaining a diminishing faith in the integrity of our public and private institutions?
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.
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It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past…
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You are remembered for the rules you break.
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The chickens are coming home to roost, and you happen to have just moved into the chicken house.
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