207 Quotes by Douglas MacArthur

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

There is no substitute for victory.

Age wrinkles the body; quitting wrinkles the soul.

This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. But always in our ears ring the ominous words of Plato, that wisest of all philosophers: "Only the dead have seen the end of war.

Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.

I realize that advice is worth what it costs--that is, nothing.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

The history of the failure of war can almost be summed up in two words: too late.

Duty, Honor, Country" — those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn...