Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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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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Pressure makes diamonds.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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