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

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

Topics: Honor Quotes, Peace Quotes, War Quotes

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

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...

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what...

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what...

Last, but by no means least, courage - moral courage, the courage of one's convictions,...

Last, but by no means least, courage - moral courage, the courage of one's convictions,...

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he...

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he...

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is...

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is...

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...

Life is a lively process of becoming.

Life is a lively process of becoming.

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

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...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

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

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

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...

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

By profession I am a Soldier and take pride in that fact, but I am...

By profession I am a Soldier and take pride in that fact, but I am...

Our country is now geared to an arms economy bred in an artificially induced psychosis...

Our country is now geared to an arms economy bred in an artificially induced psychosis...

Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that...

Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that...

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

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

You are remembered for the rules you break.

You are remembered for the rules you break.