Douglas MacArthur quotes

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

— Douglas MacArthur

“Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.”

— Douglas MacArthur

“My first recollection is that of a bugle call.”

— Douglas MacArthur

“Never give an order that can't be obeyed.”

— 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

“I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.”

— Douglas MacArthur

“There is no substitute for victory.”

— Douglas MacArthur