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.
GEORGE S. PATTONA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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.
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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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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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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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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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