A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURNo army has ever done so much with so little.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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No physical courage and no brute instincts can take the place of the divine annunciation and spiritual gift which will alone sustain him.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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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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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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They must be resolved on the highest plane of national interest if our course is to prove sound and our future protected. I trust, therefore, that you will do me the justice of receiving that which I have to say as solely expressing the considered viewpoint of a fellow American.
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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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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 scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history.
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration.
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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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