Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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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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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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