In war there is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURFor those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
-
-
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair; these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
No army has ever done so much with so little.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
The chickens are coming home to roost, and you happen to have just moved into the chicken house.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil-soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
I’ve looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR -
The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can’t get away this time!
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR