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 MacArthurEven when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
Douglas MacArthurWhoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
Douglas MacArthurIn short, is American life of the future to be characterized by freedom or by servitude, strength or weakness? The answer must be clear and unequivocal if we are to avoid the pitfalls toward which we are now heading with such certainty. In many respects it is not to be found in any dogma of political philosophy but in those immutable precepts which underlie the Ten Commandments.
Douglas MacArthur