No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
GEORGE S. PATTONAnyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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Do more than is required of you.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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