Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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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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