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Explore our hand-picked selection of 159 inspiring quotes by Douglas MacArthur.

About Douglas MacArthur

  • Born: January 26, 1880
  • Died: April 5, 1964
  • Occupation: Military Officer
    • The president of the united states ordered me to break through the japanese lines and proceed from corregidor to australia for the purpose, as i understand it, of organizing the american offensive against japan, a primary objective of which is the relief of the philippines. i came through and i shall return.
    Military Japan Break Through
    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.
    Life Peace War
    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.
    Impact Europe Asia
    I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great american architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised.
    War Home Humility
    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.
    War Men Political
    I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.
    War Enemy Former
    In the mighty and almost limitless potential of american industry-the brilliance and rugged determination of its leaders; the skill, energy and patriotism of its workers-there has been welded an almost impregnable defense against the evil designs of any who would threaten the security of the american continent. it is indeed the most forceful and convincing argument yet evolved to restrain the irresponsibility of those who would recklessly bring down upon the good and peace-loving peoples of all the nations of the earth the disaster of total war.
    Determination War Skills
    Many will tell you with mockery and ridicule that the abolition of war can only be a dream . . . but we must go on or we will all go under. and the great criticism that can be made is that the world lacks a plan that will enable us to go on . . . we must have sufficient imagination and courage to translate the universal wish for peace - which is rapidly becoming a universal necessity - into actuality.
    Dream War Imagination
    I know that this operation will be sort of helter-skelter. but the first marine division is going to win the war by landing at inchon.
    War Marine Winning
    Nothing would please me better than if they would give me three months and then attack here.
    War Please Me Giving
    Men since the beginning of time have sought peace...military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations, all in turn have failed, leaving the only path to be by way of the crucible of war. the utter destructiveness of war not blots out this alternative.
    Military War Men
    In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.
    War Divine Guidance Perspective
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