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Douglas MacArthur Quote: “I have known war as few men now living know it. It’s very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.”

101. “I have known war as few men now living know it. It’s very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.”

102. “A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “I am of Virginia and all my professional life I have studied of Lee and Jackson.”

103. “I am of Virginia and all my professional life I have studied of Lee and Jackson.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “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.”

104. “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

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering.”

105. “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

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “Blank cartridges should never be used against a mob, nor should a volley be fired over the heads of the mob even if there is little danger of hurting persons in the rear. Such things will be regarded as an admission of weakness, or an attempt to bluff, and may do more harm than good.”

106. “Blank cartridges should never be used against a mob, nor should a volley be fired over the heads of the mob even if there is little danger of hurting persons in the rear. Such things will be regarded as an admission of weakness, or an attempt to bluff, and may do more harm than good.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.”

107. “I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “Nothing would please me better than if they would give me three months and then attack here.”

108. “Nothing would please me better than if they would give me three months and then attack here.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.”

109. “Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “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.”

110. “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

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never given a thought, the new situation did urgently demand a drastic revision of strategic planning if our political aim was to defeat this new enemy as we had defeated the old.”

111. “While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never given a thought, the new situation did urgently demand a drastic revision of strategic planning if our political aim was to defeat this new enemy as we had defeated the old.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “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.”

112. “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

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.”

113. “While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “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.”

114. “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

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.”

115. “I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “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.”

116. “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

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of a peaceful lake. Our line of defense is a natural one and can be maintained with a minimum of military effort and expense.”

117. “The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of a peaceful lake. Our line of defense is a natural one and can be maintained with a minimum of military effort and expense.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.”

118. “Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.”

— Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur Quote: “For the sentimentalism and emotionalism which have infested our country, we should substitute hard common sense. Pacific habits do not insure peace or immunity from national insult and aggression.”

119. “For the sentimentalism and emotionalism which have infested our country, we should substitute hard common sense. Pacific habits do not insure peace or immunity from national insult and aggression.”

— Douglas MacArthur

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