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Letter "D" » Douglas MacArthur Quotes
«I see that old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.»
Author: Douglas MacArthur
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General)
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Keywords:
flagpole,
haul,
hauled,
hauling,
haul up,
hoist,
hoisted,
hoisting,
its color,
peak,
troops
«No army has ever done so much with so little»
«A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.»
«Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would gladly yield every honor which has been accorded me in war»
Author: Douglas MacArthur
(
General)
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About:
Honor,
Peace,
War
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Keywords:
accorded,
advance,
century,
contribution,
crediting,
gladly,
hence,
line of credit,
yield
«In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.»
«I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!»
«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.»
Author: Douglas MacArthur
(
General)
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About:
Dependence,
Victory,
War
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Keywords:
bereave,
bereaved,
bereft,
bereft of,
commander,
dependence,
divine guidance,
guidance,
perspective
«I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.»
Author: Douglas MacArthur
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General)
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About:
History,
Nations,
War
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Keywords:
commander,
commanders,
distinguished,
former,
Great War,
in history,
in parallel,
parallel,
paralleled,
recall,
recently
«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.»
«Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.»