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

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...

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

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

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...

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

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

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.

We are bound no longer by the straitjacket of the past and nowhere is the...

We are bound no longer by the straitjacket of the past and nowhere is the...

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

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...

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...