Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
GEORGE S. PATTONBattle 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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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