Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Douglas MacArthur Quotes: Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.
         

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.


Douglas MacArthur
Check all other quotes by Douglas MacArthur

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Douglas MacArthur Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2025. Wed. 29 Jan. 2025. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Part-of-the-American-dream-is-to-532452>.





Check out


Other quotes of 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.

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.



Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.



The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.



Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.



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.



Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.

Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.



Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.

Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.



For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.

For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.



Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.

Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.



Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.





Other quotes you may like


It hurt when someone lies to you, and you know that. But you believe him instead because you love him.

It hurt when someone lies to you, and you know that. But you believe him instead because you love him.



Gone are the days when women were attracted by a man's hansomeness. Today, we are talking about cash, and your compromise to become a tiger in bed.

Gone are the days when women were attracted by a man's hansomeness. Today, we are talking about cash, and your compromise to become a tiger in bed.



Of silence, I can say only what I heard, that all things are known by that which they make or leave–and so speech isn’t itself, but its effect, and silence is the same.

Of silence, I can say only what I heard, that all things are known by that which they make or leave–and so speech isn’t itself, but its effect, and silence is the same.



When everything is immediately available and infinitely reproducible, nothing is valuable.

When everything is immediately available and infinitely reproducible, nothing is valuable.



Your best work is your expression of yourself.

Your best work is your expression of yourself.



the voice of beauty speaks softly; it creeps only into the most fully awakened souls

the voice of beauty speaks softly; it creeps only into the most fully awakened souls



I collect lucky pennies that I find on the ground. I keep them in a Ziploc bag.

I collect lucky pennies that I find on the ground. I keep them in a Ziploc bag.



Nothing so denies a person liberty as the total absence of money.

Nothing so denies a person liberty as the total absence of money.



Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor.

Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor.



I never had, like, a nanny that took care of me. My mom always fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

I never had, like, a nanny that took care of me. My mom always fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.". Author of this quote is Douglas MacArthur. This quote is about die young, dream, long, country, memorial day, fit, willing to die, american dream,.