There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. They are blind to history’s clear lesson, for history teaches with unmistakable emphasis that appeasement but begets new and bloodier war.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURThere is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
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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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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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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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Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.
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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 world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.
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The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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Preparedness is the key to success and victory.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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You are remembered for the rules you break.
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