Douglas MacArthur Military Quotes

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  The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Peace, Military, War

  "Duty, Honor, Country: A Pictorial Autobiography".

• 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. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Leadership, Confidence

• Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Army, Warfare

• I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Fighting, Marine

• Americans never quit.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Perseverance, Military, Usa

  The New York Times (p. 13), August 9, 1928.

• You are remembered for the rules you break.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Bad Ass, Legacy

• 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.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Gun, New World Order

  Douglas MacArthur's speech to the Texas Legislature in Austin (June 13, 1951) as quoted in "General MacArthur Speeches and Reports 1908-1964" edited by Edward T. Imparato (p. 175), June 14, 2000.

• A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Faith, Military

• Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Veterans Day, Peace, Military

  Address to joint meeting of Congress, 19 Apr. 1951

• There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Contemporary Quotations". Book by James B. Simpson, 1964.

• Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency. 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 blindly rally behind it by furnishing the exorbitant funds demanded. Yet, in retrospect, these disasters seem never to have happened, seem never to have been quite real.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Change, Military, Real

  Douglas MacArthur's address to the Annual Stockholders Sperry Rand Corporation in New York (July 30, 1957) as quoted in "General MacArthur Speeches and Reports 1908-1964" edited by Edward T. Imparato (p. 206), June 14, 2000.

• We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Veterans Day, Witty, Military

• It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world found upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Peace, Military, War

  Opening and Closing Statements at the Japanese Surrender Ceremony, delivered 2 September 1945, USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan

• To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Military, Winning

• In war there is no substitute for victory.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Memorial Day, Inspirational Sports, Motivational Sports

  Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY

• One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, War, Support

• 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.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, War, People

• In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Penalties, Irrevocable

  Douglas MacArthur, Edward T. Imparato (2001). “General MacArthur: Wisdom and Visions”, p.157, Turner Publishing Company

• Nine times of ten an army has been destroyed because its supply lines have been severed

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Army, Lines

• I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Color, Enemy

  Douglas MacArthur's address to Colonel George M. Jones and the 503rd Regimental Combat Team who recaptured Corregidor (March 2, 1945) as quoted in "Bureau of Navigation News Bulletin", 1945.

• The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of a peaceful lake. Our line of defense is a natural one and can be maintained with a minimum of military effort and expense.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, War, Lakes

  Farewell Address to Congress, delivered 19 April 1951

• 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.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, War, Korea

  Farewell Address to Congress, delivered 19 April 1951

• If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.

  Douglas MacArthur

  War, Military, Marine

• In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Desperate, Situation

• The President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese lines and proceed from Corregidor to Australia for the purpose, as I understand it, of organizing the American offensive against Japan, a primary objective of which is the relief of the Philippines. I came through and I shall return.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Japan, Break Through

  Quoted in N.Y. Times, 21 Mar. 1942

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