Maxioms by General Douglas Macarthur
The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of governmental power.
The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of governmental power.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the
army, even before the turn of read more
I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the
army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment
of all my boyish hopes and dreams.
The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the
plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since
vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most
barracks ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that
old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military
career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his
duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.
A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.
A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.
