Peace Quotes by Douglas MacArthur

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.

— Douglas MacArthur

In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.

— Douglas MacArthur

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

— Douglas MacArthur

“It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.

— Douglas MacArthur

In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash.

— Douglas MacArthur

Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.

— Douglas MacArthur

Global war has become Frankenstein's monster, threatening to destroy both sides.

— Douglas MacArthur

There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a…

— Douglas MacArthur

A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he…

— Douglas MacArthur

We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.

— Douglas MacArthur

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor…

— Douglas MacArthur

In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor.

— Douglas MacArthur

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

— Douglas MacArthur

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and…

— Douglas MacArthur

I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.

— Douglas MacArthur

It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall…

— Douglas MacArthur

We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no…

— Douglas MacArthur

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

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift…

— Douglas MacArthur

Blank cartridges should never be used against a mob, nor should a volley be fired over the heads of the mob even…

— Douglas MacArthur

This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he…

— Douglas MacArthur

I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated…

— Douglas MacArthur

Many will tell you with mockery and ridicule that the abolition of war can only be a dream . . . But…

— Douglas MacArthur

Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain with…

— Douglas MacArthur

We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no…

— Douglas MacArthur

In war there is no substitute for victory.

— Douglas MacArthur

The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.

— Douglas MacArthur

Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always.

— Douglas MacArthur

It was close; but that's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die - and the difference…

— Douglas MacArthur

A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.

— Douglas MacArthur

In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form…

— Douglas MacArthur

I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of…

— Douglas MacArthur

I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it…

— Douglas MacArthur

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would gladly yield every…

— Douglas MacArthur

“You don't win wars by dying for your country you win wars by making the other son of a bitch die for…

— Douglas MacArthur

War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.

— Douglas MacArthur

However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for…

— Douglas MacArthur