Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURWars are caused by unprotected wealth.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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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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A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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The great question is, can war be outlawed from the world? If so, it would mark the greatest advance in civilization since the Sermon on the Mount.
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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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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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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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Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
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We are bound no longer by the straitjacket of the past and nowhere is the change greater than in our profession of arms. What, you may well ask, will be the end of all of this? I would not know! But I would hope that our beloved country will drink deep from the chalice of courage.
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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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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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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.
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They must be resolved on the highest plane of national interest if our course is to prove sound and our future protected. I trust, therefore, that you will do me the justice of receiving that which I have to say as solely expressing the considered viewpoint of a fellow American.
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