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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In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Life is a lively process of becoming.

Life is a lively process of becoming.

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as...

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as...

Last, but by no means least, courage - moral courage, the courage of one's convictions,...

Last, but by no means least, courage - moral courage, the courage of one's convictions,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle...

We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle...

I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us,...

I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us,...

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

War: a wretched debasement of all the pretenses of civilization

War: a wretched debasement of all the pretenses of civilization