Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURA soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.
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One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
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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.
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To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
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The great question is, can war be outlawed from the world? If so, it would mark the greatest advance in civilization since the Sermon on the Mount.
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I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.
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I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country.
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Beware not the enemy from ‘without’ but the enemy from ‘within’.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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The soldier, above all other men, is required to perform the highest act of religious offering-sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death he discloses those divine attributes which his amke gave when he created in his own image.
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War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny.
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Competitive sports keep alive in us a spirit and vitality. Sports teach the strong to know when they are weak and the brave to face themselves when they are afraid; to be proud and unbowed in defeat, and yet humble and gentle in victory.
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They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
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