By profession I am a soldier and take great pride in that fact, but I am prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentialities of death; the other embodies creation and life.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURIn war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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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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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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To master ourselves before we attempt to master others; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; and to give the predominance of courage over timidity.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
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Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear – kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor – with the cry of grave national emergency.
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
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We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.
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Never ask age of a woman.
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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