Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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