War is the only place where a man lives.
GEORGE S. PATTONWars 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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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