Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has...

I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has...

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

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...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

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...

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,...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

Liberty don't work as good in practice as it does in speeches

Liberty don't work as good in practice as it does in speeches

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...