"Rules are mostly made to be broken and……" — Douglas MacArthur
"Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind."
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132 Quotes by Douglas MacArthur
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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.
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I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.
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"Duty, Honor, Country" - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what…
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It seems strangely difficult for some to realize that here in Asia is where the Communist conspirators have elected to…
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Talk of imminent threat to our national security through the application of external force is pure nonsense. Our threat is…
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Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer…
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We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can…
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I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of…
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Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as…
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I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind:…
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition…
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The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of…
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