Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
GEORGE S. PATTONIt is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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