QuoteProject
He [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of men and the worst of men, the most protean, most ridiculous, and most sublime.
William Manchester
ShareWTF𝕏

More from William Manchester

But there are no loners. No man lives in a void. His every act is conditioned by his time and his society.
William ManchesterRead
Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.
William ManchesterRead
He was a great thundering paradox of a man.
William ManchesterRead
The sum of a million facts is not the truth.
William ManchesterRead

A little wisdom, now and then

Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.