"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation."

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Source : Title of speech to the people of Japan, May 3, 1948, upon the first anniversary of the Japanese constitution. MacArthur, A Soldier Speaks (1965), p. 194. Francis T. Miller, General Douglas MacArthur, Fighter for Freedom, p. 1, 1942.

Douglas MacArthur

#Freedom Quotes #Blessing Quotes #Men Quotes

“I was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough.”
“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.”
“I think if I could do it over again - as much as I loved meeting the people I did on the films after 'Matilda' - I wish that I had stopped after 'Matilda.' I wish that I had just focused on my own life for a while.”
“It is never too late to go quietly to our lakes, rivers, oceans, even our small streams, and say to the sea gulls, the great blue herons, the bald eagles, the salmon, that we are sorry.”

Source : Brenda Peterson (2000). “Singing to the Sound: Visions of Nature, Animals & Spirit”, Newsage Press
“A lot of people think the blues is depressing but that's not the blues I'm singing. When I'm singing blues, I singing life. People can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.”

Source : FaceBook post by Etta James from Sep 21, 2013
“Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in.”
“So let the world go, but hold fast to joy.”
“And so evil flourishes and spreads because decent people don't want to make a fuss.”

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