Even the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security and the survival of civilization. The destructiveness of the war potential, through progressive advances in scientific discovery, has in fact now reached a point which revises the traditional concepts of war.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURThe issues which today confront the nation are clearly defined and so fundamental as to directly involve the very survival of the Republic. Are we going to preserve the religious base to our origin.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
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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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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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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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It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past…
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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Never ask age of a woman.
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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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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration.
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Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
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In war there is no substitute for victory.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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