Douglas MacArthur

“A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.”

“Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”

“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.”

“Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.”

“Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”

“I shall return.”

“Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.”

“There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.”

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.”

“Build me a <strong class="highlight">sonstrong>, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid.”

“In war, there is no substitute for victory.”

“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”

“The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.”

“The history of failure in war can be summed up in two words: Too late.”

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”