On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURWars are caused by unprotected wealth.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb… he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.
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Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.
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Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.
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Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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WE HAVE HAD OUR LAST CHANCE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS BASICALLY THEOLOGICAL, AND INVOLVES SPIRITUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF human CHARACTER. IT MUST BE OF THE SPIRIT IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE FLESH.
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They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
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The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history.
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By profession I am a soldier and take 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.
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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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Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber.
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However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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No army has ever done so much with so little.
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Our growth and our progress, or yield to the devious assaults of atheistic or other anti-religious forces? Are we going to maintain our present course toward State Socialism with Communism just beyond or reverse the present trend and regain our hold upon our heritage of liberty and freedom?
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I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only be deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction.
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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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I’ve looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.
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Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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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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