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.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURIf I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form of mutual suicide.
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
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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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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
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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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It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past…
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Whatever your years, there is in every being’s heart the love of wonder, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing childlike appetite for what next, and the joy and the game of life.
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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.
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To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
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Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
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