In war there is no substitute for victory.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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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...

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'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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

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 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...