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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what...

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what...

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.

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 just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not...

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not...

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...

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...

They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy,...

They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy,...

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 view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...

My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...

What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does.

What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does.

It takes true courage to be a dove, but no honor accrues to being an...

It takes true courage to be a dove, but no honor accrues to being an...

If you're at the end of your rope...untie the knot in your heart.

If you're at the end of your rope...untie the knot in your heart.

War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth tellers, choking the artists, sidetracking reforms, revolutions,...

War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth tellers, choking the artists, sidetracking reforms, revolutions,...