A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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You are remembered for the rules you break.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must...

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must...

I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on...

I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on...

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the...

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the...

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its...

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its...

Life is a lively process of becoming.

Life is a lively process of becoming.

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I...

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I...

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails...

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails...

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just...

In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just...

They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy,...

They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy,...

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of...

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of...

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...

Law 16: Use absence to increase respect and honor.

Law 16: Use absence to increase respect and honor.

The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once,...

The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once,...

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom

Before World War I one of the objections commonly urged against votes for women was...

Before World War I one of the objections commonly urged against votes for women was...