The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training – sacrifice.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUROnly those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.
More Douglas MacArthur Quotes
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Americans never quit.
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The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point?but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
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The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
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If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.
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There are no atheists in the foxholes of Bataan.
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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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There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.
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Are we going to permit a continuing decline in public and private morality or re-establish high ethical standards as the means of regaining a diminishing faith in the integrity of our public and private institutions?
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Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.
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History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.
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I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
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Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.
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Preparedness is the key to success and victory.
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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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The great question is, can war be outlawed from the world? If so, it would mark the greatest advance in civilization since the Sermon on the Mount.
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