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.
GEORGE S. PATTONIf a man does his best, what else is there?
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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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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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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