I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURI believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of problems between nations.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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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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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only be deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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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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The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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Blank 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.
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The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
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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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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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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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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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The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
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