Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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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.

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

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

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

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...

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails...

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails...

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans...

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans...

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

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

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...

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...

Life is a lively process of becoming.

Life is a lively process of becoming.

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

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

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

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

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

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 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...

You are remembered for the rules you break.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

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...

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...

Americans never quit.

Americans never quit.