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

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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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...

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction

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...

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

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...

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

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...

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

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...

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is...

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is...

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

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...

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

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

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his...

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his...

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.

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...

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

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...