Douglas MacArthur quotes

Douglas MacArthur was an American five-star general and prominent military leader during World War II. His strategic decisions significantly shaped the outcome of key battles in the Pacific theater. He became a symbol of American resolve and leadership throughout the conflict. Here are 130 of his quotes:

Americans never quit. (Douglas MacArthur)
Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. View quote
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The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself. View quote
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There is no substitute for victory. View quote
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We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction. View quote
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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. View quote
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It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear. View quote
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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 by war. View quote
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In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash. View quote
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There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity. View quote
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Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die. (Douglas MacArthur)
Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind. View quote
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The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth must some day make a common front against attack by people from other planets. View quote
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I see that old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down. View quote
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A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. View quote
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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. View quote
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While I was not consulted prior to the President's decision to intervene in support of the Republic of Korea, that decision from a military standpoint, proved a sound one, as we hurled back the invader and decimated his forces. Our victory was complete, and our objectives within reach, when Red China intervened with numerically superior ground forces. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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You are remembered for the rules you break. View quote
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Never give an order that can't be obeyed. (Douglas MacArthur)
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. View quote
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They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them. View quote
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Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live. View quote
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I came out of Bataan and I shall return! View quote
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Douglas MacArthur

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Occupation: American General
Born: January 26, 1880
Died: April 5, 1964
Quotes count: 130
Wikipedia: Douglas MacArthur

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