Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 663 |
| AUTHOR: | Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) |
| QUOTATION: | No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Francis T. Miller, General Douglas MacArthur, Fighter for Freedom, p. 1 (1942), wrote, “[MacArthur] has said many times to friends: ‘The man who will not defend his freedom does not deserve to be free!’” See also No. 1191. |
| SUBJECTS: | Freedom—defense of |