Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthurwas an American five-star general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur, Jr., the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth26 January 1880
CityLittle Rock, AR
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.
It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.
I realize that advice is worth what it costs--that is, nothing.
No army has ever done so much with so little.
Security lies in our ability to produce.
There is no security. Only opportunity.
Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.
There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.
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.
My first recollection is that of a bugle call.
I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I've done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?
The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
In war there is no substitute for victory.