They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

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...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

You are remembered for the rules you break.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...