Even the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security and the survival of civilization. The destructiveness of the war potential, through progressive advances in scientific discovery, has in fact now reached a point which revises the traditional concepts of war.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURWar’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support – not imperious direction – the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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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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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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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.
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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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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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Never ask age of a woman.
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Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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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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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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Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
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