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Douglas MacArthur Quotes

Douglas MacArthur quotes

American Soldier January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964

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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. Douglas MacArthur
I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I've done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier? Douglas MacArthur
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber. So long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, so long are you young. When your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and then only, are you grown... Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur quote: "I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to..."
I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes. Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur quote: "Life is a lively process of becoming."
Life is a lively process of becoming. Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur quote: "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the..."
Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Douglas MacArthur
I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes. Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur quote: "On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on..."
On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory. Douglas MacArthur
People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil—soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come dedicated and committed to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people. Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur quote: "I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but..."
I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes. Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur quote: "The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself."
The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself. Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur quote: "A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under..."
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. Douglas MacArthur
This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. But always in our ears ring the ominous words of Plato, that wisest of all philosophers: "Only the dead have seen the end of war. Douglas MacArthur
Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb... he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory. Douglas MacArthur
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. Douglas MacArthur

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