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Commander Quotes by Douglas MacArthur
- In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he…
- I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.
- Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.
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