In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

Topics: Dependence Quotes, Victory Quotes, War Quotes

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...

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.

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

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

Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in...

Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in...

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...

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.

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...

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

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...

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...

Life is a lively process of becoming.

Life is a lively process of becoming.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.

Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're...

Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're...

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...