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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Douglas MacArthur

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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Command Country Criticism Enough Fought One People Person Troop War
I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Almighty Country Forever God Grace Return Soul Stand
He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Action Become Integrity Intent Leader Set
From 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!”
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beachhead Country East Every Far Idea Red Send Single Sole Thought Written
Security lies in our ability to produce.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Ability Lies Produce Security
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

Again Almighty Country Forec God Grace People Person Return Soil Stand
So long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, so long are you young. When your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and then only, are you grown old. And then, indeed as the ballad says, you just fade away
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beauty Courage Covered Heard Hope Indeed Long Massage Snow Young
It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Aim Artificially Bred Country Economy Gear Generally Induce Misguide Park Pattern Policy Psychosis
Blank cartridges should never be used against a mob, nor should a volley be fired over the heads of the mob even if there is little danger of hurting persons in the rear. Such things will be regarded as an admission of weakness, or an attempt to bluff, and may do more harm than good.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Against Blank Cartridge Danger Head Hurt Mob Over Person Use Volley
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Earth Only Opportunity Security
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Beach Complete Deep Done Entire Journey Life Silent Symbol Thousand Wear World
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Advance Civilization Force Great Greatest Mount Outward Question Sermon Since War World
Americans never quit.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Country never Quit
Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Army Destroy Line Nine Serve Supply Time
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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Abound Arm Change Great Longer Nowhere Past Profession
The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth must some day make a common front against attack by people from other planets.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Interplanetary Nation Next Unite War World

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