I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.
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