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Quotes by Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was a towering figure in American military history, renowned for his leadership during World War II and the Korean War. Born into a distinguished military family, he graduated from West Point and quickly rose through the ranks, earning a reputation for both strategic brilliance and a flair for dramatic public presence. MacArthur’s legacy is marked by his pivotal role in the post-war reconstruction of Japan and his famous declaration, "I shall return," symbolizing his unwavering commitment to duty and honor.
18 quotes found
"I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes."
Douglas MacArthur"Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency."
Douglas MacArthur
"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within."
Douglas MacArthur
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
Douglas MacArthur
"Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory."
Douglas MacArthur"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield."
Douglas MacArthur"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."
Douglas MacArthur
"Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war."
Douglas MacArthur"It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear."
Douglas MacArthur"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."
Douglas MacArthur