A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
DOUGLAS MACARTHURI 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.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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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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Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
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Our growth and our progress, or yield to the devious assaults of atheistic or other anti-religious forces? Are we going to maintain our present course toward State Socialism with Communism just beyond or reverse the present trend and regain our hold upon our heritage of liberty and freedom?
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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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To master ourselves before we attempt to master others; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; and to give the predominance of courage over timidity.
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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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I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only be deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul.
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Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always.
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In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
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The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.
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Life is a lively process of becoming.
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