War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURI have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.
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Americans never quit.
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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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The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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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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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
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We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. A new era is upon us.
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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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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb… he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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Never ask age of a woman.
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