"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."

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Source : Douglas MacArthur's speech to the Texas Legislature in Austin (June 13, 1951) as quoted in "General MacArthur Speeches and Reports 1908-1964" edited by Edward T. Imparato (p. 175), June 14, 2000.

Douglas MacArthur

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“To be an actor, a lot of times it's a strange combination of high confidence and low self-esteem. Which is a weird combination to have, but I think it's sort of very common among actors.”
“If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools.”
“If we don't stop behaving like the British Empire, we will end up like the British Empire.”
“I mean, I've had bartenders and waiters and waitresses make a comment about a joke of mine, like pointing out some sort of logic error or something that I've never even thought about, and they're right.”
“I always find sports-related ways to stay in shape...”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.”
“And I don't want to jump out of an airplane - I've done that.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The important thing in acting is to be able to laugh and cry. If I have to cry, I think of my sex life. If I have to laugh, I think of my sex life.”

Source : "Cynthia Nixon and 10 other celebrities who entered politics" by Lucy Todd, www.bbc.com. March 22, 2018.

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