It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
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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Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.
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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on
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Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed
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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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The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.
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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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Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.
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Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.
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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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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb… he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
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Competitive sports keep alive in us a spirit and vitality. Sports teach the strong to know when they are weak and the brave to face themselves when they are afraid; to be proud and unbowed in defeat, and yet humble and gentle in victory.
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.
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Americans never quit.
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Security lies in our ability to produce.
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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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Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.
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Men will not fight and die without knowing what they are fighting and dying for.
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No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
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The soldier, above all other men, is required to perform the highest act of religious offering-sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death he discloses those divine attributes which his amke gave when he created in his own image.
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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.
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I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of problems between nations.
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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.
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I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.
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Life is a lively process of becoming.
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