May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTONIf a man does his best, what else is there?
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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 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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