Never ask age of a woman.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURFrom the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea – written in red on every beachhead from Australia to Tokyo – “There is no substitute for victory!”
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.
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The soldier, above all other men, is required to perform the highest act of religious offering-sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death he discloses those divine attributes which his amke gave when he created in his own image.
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A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
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I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn’t send me enough of them.
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l know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.
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No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.
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I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.
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You are remembered for the rules you break.
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The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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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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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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In war there is no substitute for victory.
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I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of problems between nations.
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I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.
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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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