Blank cartridges should never be used against a mob, nor should a volley be fired over the heads of the mob even if there is little danger of hurting persons in the rear. Such things will be regarded as an admission of weakness, or an attempt to bluff, and may do more harm than good.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURThe soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training – sacrifice.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
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Never ask age of a woman.
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Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.
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Life is a lively process of becoming.
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The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
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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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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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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training – sacrifice.
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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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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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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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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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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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