Do everything you ask of those you command.
GEORGE S. PATTONThere is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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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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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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