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…
DOUGLAS MACARTHURPreparedness is the key to success and victory.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.
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On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.
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WE HAVE HAD OUR LAST CHANCE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS BASICALLY THEOLOGICAL, AND INVOLVES SPIRITUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF human CHARACTER. IT MUST BE OF THE SPIRIT IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE FLESH.
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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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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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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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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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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The issues which today confront the nation are clearly defined and so fundamental as to directly involve the very survival of the Republic. Are we going to preserve the religious base to our origin.
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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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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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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In war there is no substitute for victory.
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We have come dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.
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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.
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