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 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...

You are remembered for the rules you break.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

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,...

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've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I...

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I...

Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that...

Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that...

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...

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...

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...

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

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

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

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...

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...

Americans never quit.

Americans never quit.

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.

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,...

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

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...