The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
The President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese lines and proceed from Corregidor to Australia for the… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of a peaceful… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Men since the beginning of time have sought peace...military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations, all in turn have failed, leaving… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
While I was not consulted prior to the President's decision to intervene in support of the Republic of Korea, that decision from… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor -… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Men since the beginning of time have sought peace...military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations, all in turn have failed, leaving the only… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil—soil consecrated in the blood… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Our country is now geared to an arms economy bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and an incessant propaganda of fear. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form of mutual… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
