WIST Quotations

MacArthur, Douglas -- “Annual Report of the Chief of Staff” (30 Jun 1934)

Dave — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:49:25 +0000

Training distiguishes an army from an armed mob.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) American general
“Annual Report of the Chief of Staff” (30 Jun 1934)

MacArthur, Douglas -- “War Is No Longer a Medium of Practical Settlement of International Differences,” address at American Legion dinner, Los Angeles (26 Jan 1955)

Dave — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:52:20 +0000

Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles your soul.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) American general
“War Is No Longer a Medium of Practical Settlement of International Differences,” address at American Legion dinner, Los Angeles (26 Jan 1955)

MacArthur, Douglas -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

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

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) American general
(Attributed)

MacArthur, Douglas -- Letter to William Allen White.

Dave — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:00:26 +0000

The history of failure in war can be summed up in two words: Too Late.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) American general
Letter to William Allen White.

In William Manchester, American Caesar, ch. 4 (1978).

MacArthur, Douglas -- Speech, Republican National Convention, Chicago (7 Jul 1952)

Dave — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:50:14 +0000

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

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) American general
Speech, Republican National Convention, Chicago (7 Jul 1952)
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