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 More Quotes by Douglas MacArthur More Quotes From Douglas MacArthur Never ask age of a woman. Douglas MacArthur asks age Security lies in our ability to produce. Douglas MacArthur ability produce lying I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down. Douglas MacArthur color military enemy I am of Virginia and all my professional life I have studied of Lee and Jackson Douglas MacArthur professional-life virginia war The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history. Douglas MacArthur achievement military war I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. Douglas MacArthur twilight mind country In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield. Douglas MacArthur gun dream war While I was not consulted prior to the President's decision to intervene in support of the Republic of Korea, that decision from a military standpoint, proved a sound one, as we hurled back the invader and decimated his forces. Our victory was complete, and our objectives within reach, when Red China intervened with numerically superior ground forces. Douglas MacArthur korea military war In war, as it is waged now, with the enormous losses on both sides, both sides will lose. It is a form of mutual suicide. Douglas MacArthur suicide loss war My staff was unanimous in believing that Japan was on the point of collapse and surrender. Douglas MacArthur surrender japan believe I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil. Douglas MacArthur philippines grace war In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor. Douglas MacArthur desperate situation military Men since the beginning of time have sought peace. Douglas MacArthur men In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny. What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support - not imperious direction - the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation. Douglas MacArthur war country reality I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only be deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. Douglas MacArthur retirement inspirational life The hated system of land tenure, so contributory to general unrest in Asia, has been abolished. Every farmer is now accorded the right and dignity of ownership of the land he long has tilled. Douglas MacArthur land wisdom long I came through and I shall return. Douglas MacArthur return war world l know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes. Douglas MacArthur military war peace It was close; but that's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash. Douglas MacArthur eyelashes winning war I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of problems between nations. Douglas MacArthur effort war believe
