Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door. — Douglas MacArthur
Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind. — Douglas MacArthur
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. — Douglas MacArthur
Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace — Douglas MacArthur
Duty, honor, country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be — 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
Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away — Douglas MacArthur
One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion — Douglas MacArthur