I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes. Douglas MacArthur More Quotes by Douglas MacArthur More Quotes From Douglas MacArthur Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%. Douglas MacArthur accurateaccuracytricks The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering. Douglas MacArthur coloruniqueessence In short, is American life of the future to be characterized by freedom or by servitude, strength or weakness? The answer must be clear and unequivocal if we are to avoid the pitfalls toward which we are now heading with such certainty. In many respects it is not to be found in any dogma of political philosophy but in those immutable precepts which underlie the Ten Commandments. Douglas MacArthur votingpoliticalphilosophy 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 fearpeacecountry It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world found upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice. Douglas MacArthur militarywarpeace 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 patrioticwarpeace The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other. Douglas MacArthur strugglecouragelife In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military. Douglas MacArthur irrevocablepenaltiesmilitary Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob. Douglas MacArthur trainingarmy I came out of Bataan and I shall return! Douglas MacArthur returninspirational There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud. Douglas MacArthur incidentssurrenderhumanity The chickens are coming home to roost, and you happen to have just moved into the chicken house. Douglas MacArthur chickenshousehome We are bound no longer by the straitjacket of the past and nowhere is the change greater than in our profession of arms. What, you may well ask, will be the end of all of this? I would not know! But I would hope that our beloved country will drink deep from the chalice of courage. Douglas MacArthur changecountrypast 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 lovemenhistory Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb... he seems to have understood that in the competition of baseball, just as in war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory. Douglas MacArthur baseballnameswar The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction. Douglas MacArthur abilitydestructionliberty Wars are caused by unprotected wealth. Douglas MacArthur wealthwar I realize that advice is worth what it costs--that is, nothing. Douglas MacArthur realizingcostadvice We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. A new era is upon us. Even the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security and the survival of civilization. The destructiveness of the war potential, through progressive advances in scientific discovery, has in fact now reached a point which revises the traditional concepts of war. Douglas MacArthur discoverywarcivilization 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. Douglas MacArthur memorial-daydreamcountry
