Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
DOUGLAS MACARTHURWe 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.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
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Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
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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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By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder – infinitely prouder – to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys.
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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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.
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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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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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Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
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Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.
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Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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