All Douglas MacArthur Quotes
- I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a… Both
- Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die. Afraid
- Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his… Ballad
- Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been… Accorded
- I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes. Death
- Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not… Anti War
- Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons. Automatic
- I realize that advice is worth what it costs--that is, nothing. Advice
- On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory. Bear
- The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They… Behind
- I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes. Ashes
- 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… Alternative
- This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and… All
- Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt;… Ballad
- Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world. Conquer
- 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.… Action
- Never give an order that can't be obeyed. Give
- The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. Brave
- It was close; but that's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an… Close
- 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… Bitterness