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 MACARTHURNine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder – infinitely prouder – to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys.
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I came through and I shall return.
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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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Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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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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We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. A new era is upon us.
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We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.
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No army has ever done so much with so little.
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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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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
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The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
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The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
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“Duty, Honor, Country” – those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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