The Best Douglas Macarthur quotes

There is no substitute for victory. — Douglas Macarthur

In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory. — Douglas Macarthur

War’s very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory. — Douglas Macarthur

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

To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory. — Douglas Macarthur

For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory. — Douglas Macarthur

There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud. — Douglas Macarthur

Men since the beginning of time have sought peace. — Douglas Macarthur

We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. — Douglas Macarthur

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

There is no security. Only opportunity. — Douglas Macarthur

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. — Douglas Macarthur

A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies. — Douglas Macarthur

The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country. — Douglas Macarthur

A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward. — Douglas Macarthur

There are times when a truly remarkable soldier must resort to unorthodox behavior, disobeying his superiors to gain the greater glory. — William Manchester

Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries. — Douglas Macarthur

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

The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training–sacrifice. — Douglas Macarthur

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the sight to see that duty. — Douglas Macarthur

However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind. — Douglas Macarthur

Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye. — Douglas Macarthur

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. — Douglas Macarthur

Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory. — Douglas Macarthur

Preparedness is the key to success and victory. — Douglas Macarthur

In war, defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory. — Douglas Macarthur

Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won… — Douglas Macarthur

Even the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security and the survival of civilization. — Douglas Macarthur

From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea–written in red on every beachhead from Australia to Tokyo–’There is no substitute for victory! — Douglas Macarthur

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. — Douglas Macarthur

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory–not prolonged indecision. — Douglas Macarthur

Apart from an innate grasp of tactical concepts, a great coach must possess the essentials attributes of leadership which mold men into a cohesive, fighting team with an invincible will to victory. — Douglas Macarthur

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. — Douglas Macarthur

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. — Douglas Macarthur

Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always. — Douglas Macarthur

It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past… — Douglas Macarthur

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age–old struggle, the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other. — Douglas Macarthur

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world! — Douglas Macarthur

We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace. — Douglas Macarthur

The great question is, can war be outlawed from the world? If so, it would mark the greatest advance in civilization since the Sermon on the Mount. — Douglas Macarthur

The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth must some day make a common front against attack by people from other planets. — Douglas Macarthur

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. — Douglas Macarthur

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. — Douglas Macarthur

On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory. — Douglas Macarthur

Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics or philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man. — Douglas Macarthur