Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUROn the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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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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A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
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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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History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
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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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While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
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Americans never quit.
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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 object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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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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