Douglas MacArthur Quotes

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• In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
• I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
• "Duty, Honor, Country" - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are…
• It seems strangely difficult for some to realize that here in Asia is where the Communist conspirators have elected to make their play for global…
• Talk of imminent threat to our national security through the application of external force is pure nonsense. Our threat is from the insidious forces working…
• Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain with death - the…
• We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We…
• I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of…
• Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause,…
• I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. The…
• In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course…
• The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of a peaceful lake. Our line…
• While I was not consulted prior to the President's decision to intervene in support of the Republic of Korea, that decision from a military standpoint,…
• While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never given a thought, the new…
• War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
• There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. They are blind to history's clear lesson, for history teaches with unmistakable emphasis that…
• I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.
• In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
• No army has ever done so much with so little.
• Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.

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