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

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to...

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to...

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

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

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

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

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

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...

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not...

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not...

I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a...

I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a...

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

People grow old only by deserting their ideals, Macarthur had written. Years may wrinkle the...

People grow old only by deserting their ideals, Macarthur had written. Years may wrinkle the...

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...

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...

Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of...

Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

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...

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the...

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the...

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...

If I'm on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants...

If I'm on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants...

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels,...

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels,...