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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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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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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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Do more than is required of you.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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