“Always there has been some terrible evil at home or
some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it.”
Douglas MacArthur
“I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.”
Douglas MacArthur
“I have known war as few men now living know it. It’s very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.”
Douglas MacArthur
“It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear.”
Douglas MacArthur
“One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.”
Douglas MacArthur
“Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency.”
Douglas MacArthur
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
Douglas MacArthur
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No just like some of the things he had to say… :)maximalism wrote:
Douglas McArthur fanatic?
Those are some great quotes. I think McArthur is insane for wanting to escalate the Korean war, but there is no doubt that there is some wisdom in those quotes.
You know what my personal choice quote of him that Ill never forget?
Its, “I shall return”. You know that line?
Yeah, that’s why I only use the ones I agree with… He kinda of contradicts himself with his words however there is wisdom in alot of them…eqspike wrote:
Those are some great quotes. I think McArthur is insane for wanting to escalate the Korean war, but there is no doubt that there is some wisdom in those quotes.
maximalism wrote:
You know what my personal choice quote of him that Ill never forget?Its, “I shall return”. You know that line?
Yeah I think that is his most famous quote…
Nice quotes…
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Leirbag wrote:
maximalism wrote:
You know what my personal choice quote of him that Ill never forget?Its, “I shall return”. You know that line?Yeah I think that is his most famous quote…
correct, hes fond of wisdom quotes.
Soulsearcher is in my head :)Soulsearcher wrote:
“A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding”.
“In war there is no substitute for victory”.
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it”.
“Life is a lively process of becoming”.
“Never give an order that can’t be obeyed”.
“Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die”.
“The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself”.
“There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity”.
“We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction”.
“Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul”.- Douglas MacArthur
oOh… :)Soulsearcher wrote:
Oh, that, yeah. You got into my head first.
A lot has changed since then. Today we are a military industrial complex that feeds tens of millions of investors whether they know what they are investing in or not becuause usually bank and financial managers do the investing, so you usually have no idea what companies your money goes into.
Hence, most investors (including bengin religions) are guilty by proxy.
We have to have war in order for our complex to make money! It’s that simple!
We have been at war ever since Eisenhower bemoaned and warned us of a standing investment army, and a standing army in general.
Those are all great statements. It just goes to show how nothing has changed in 50 years except the people are getting smarter so the politicians can’t hornswaggle them so easily today, but it still too easy from my perspective!
Woops kind of contradictory ~chuckles~ At the top I say a lot has changed then I say not much has changed, hmmm which one is it? ~laughs~.
Improper use of words, I should have been more specific and said a lot has changed as far as our military standing goes. ~smiles~.
nick quotes. u like Douglas McArthur then?
douglas mcarthur was an powerhugry idiot…
i thought my writing improved what, i ment was a pipe smoking powerhungry idiot
“..An essential principle this country is based on, is the right to voice opinions in opposition to that of the established view. And without such freedom, any “war against terror” is completely meaningless. Because whenever one gives up freedom, it means that terror has won.
It is in our struggle against those who would oppress with fear, that we may sometimes be forced to discover the courage we truly possess. Courage based on hope and vision of a world where understanding and tolerance reign…”
- Vivian Darkbloom
lolslimline2 wrote:
i thought my writing improved what, i ment was a pipe smoking powerhungry idiot
Vivian Darkbloom 4 President!!!Warrior Poet wrote:
“..An essential principle this country is based on, is the right to voice opinions in opposition to that of the established view. And without such freedom, any “war against terror” is completely meaningless. Because whenever one gives up freedom, it means that terror has won.It is in our struggle against those who would oppress with fear, that we may sometimes be forced to discover the courage we truly possess. Courage based on hope and vision of a world where understanding and tolerance reign…”
- Vivian Darkbloom
If the people who had to fight the war were sent alone to fight it…there would be peace. All countries are guilty and we’ve all been fed a pack of lies from time to time. I love Great Britain and America, but I can’t say God is always behind us.
Some things never change like the tacts rulers take to control the subjects. There are too many people who just don’t know how to think for themselves, too easily lead their thoughts manipulated.
OccultPizz … love the way you contradict yourself … show’s depth of understanding. I believe most things are ambiguous and full of contradictions … that is one thing that makes life so challenging and communication difficult.
yours_dietcoke wrote:
Some things never change like the tacts rulers take to control the subjects. There are too many people who just don’t know how to think for themselves, too easily lead their thoughts manipulated.
Here’s an interesting (but unoriginal) thought: those people exist because they have been *groomed* for decades to be easily led and manipulated. Their parents were programmed, as were their parents before them. This $h!te has been going on for generations. The general public now consists of the lowest common denominator - thanks to years of educational ‘dumbing-down’; propaganda that masquerades as news; subliminal media programming (overt and covert); and the psychologically-numbing religion of mass consumerism.
I could get into the serious ‘conspiracy theory’ stuff now, but that’s another topic, really. I’ve certainly got enough material for a looong essay on the subject. ;)
Those quotes are pretty good and true. Thanks for inviting me!
Don’t know what else to say but Douglas was a pretty smart guy, wasn’t he?
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