One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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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...

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...

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...

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...

You are remembered for the rules you break.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

By profession I am a Soldier and take pride in that fact, but I am...

By profession I am a Soldier and take pride in that fact, but I am...

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...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

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...

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 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...

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

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...

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...

Life is a lively process of becoming.

Life is a lively process of becoming.