Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthurwas an American five-star general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur, Jr., the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth26 January 1880
CityLittle Rock, AR
CountryUnited States of America
A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
I came out of Bataan and I shall return!
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
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. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
There's no security on this earth, only opportunity.
On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory
Old Soldiers Never Die (Farewell Address to Congress),
Up to fifty atomic bombs should be dropped on Chinese cities,
Our country is now geared to an arms economy bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and an incessant propaganda of fear.
While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.