Douglas Macarthur Quotes

Biography: Douglas MacArthur was known for his role as a leading U.S. Army genera... more Biography: Douglas MacArthur was known for his role as a leading U.S. Army general during World War II and the Korean War. Born on January 26, 1880, in Little Rock, Arkansas, he served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and was awarded the Medal of Honor. MacArthur played a crucial role in the Pacific theater before overseeing Japan's post-war reconstruction. less

"We're not retreating; we're advancing in different direction;""You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt.""It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech;""The objectives of modern war are not only to conquer but also to educate;""Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die;""Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul;""I am a native American and by that I mean I am a real American;""There are no atheists in the foxholes""The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late""It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived""No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation""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 working from within""Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace I would gladly yield every honor which has been accorded me in war""By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact but I am prouder infinitely prouder to be a father""The powers in charge keep us in a perpetual state of fear keep us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor with the cry of grave national emergency""The Pacific is a vast region of opportunity which exploration will resume and commerce will plumb""There is no substitute for hard work and all that other motherhood""It is my earnest hope you will never land in a more serious emergency""A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him""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 is afraid one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat and humble and gentle in victory"

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