Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

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...

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

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...

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...

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,...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

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

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

In war, you win or lose, live or die-and the difference is just an eyelash.

In war, you win or lose, live or die-and the difference is just an eyelash.

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,...

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

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...

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...