All Douglas MacArthur Quotes
- It seems to me the worst possible concept, militarily, that we would simply stay there, resisting aggression, so-called...it seems to me that the way to… Aggression
- Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%. Accuracy
- Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries. Brain
- Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today. Execute
- Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory. Defensive
- My first recollection is that of a bugle call. Bugle
- Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul. Giving
- We are bound no longer by the straitjacket of the past and nowhere is the change greater than in our profession of arms. What, you… All
- In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor. Artillery
- The Puerto Ricans forming the ranks of the gallant 65th Infantry on the battlefields of Korea … are writing a brilliant record of achievement in… Achievement
- The President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese lines and proceed from Corregidor to Australia for the purpose, as I… American
- I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn't send me enough of them. Command
- There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud. Complete
- I came out of Bataan and I shall return! Bataan
- The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering. Called
- Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he… Afraid
- The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. All
- I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces… Any
- Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. Age
- Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. Conservative