The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURNo man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
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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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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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Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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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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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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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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Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support – not imperious direction – the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.
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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.
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The entire world lies quietly at peace. The holy mission has been completed. And in reporting this to you, the people, I speak for the thousands of silent lips, forever stilled among the jungles and the beaches and in the deep waters of the Pacific which marked the way.
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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