Famous quotes containing the words american and/or troops:
“In a moment when criticism shows a singular dearth of direction every man has to be a law unto himself in matters of theatre, writing, and painting. While the American Mercury and the new Ford continue to spread a thin varnish of Ritz over the whole United States there is a certain virtue in being unfashionable.”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)
“A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.”
—Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)