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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.

George S. Patton

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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.
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All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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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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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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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Direct Ruthless Wages War
War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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Activity Approach Height Man Rise Supreme Test War
Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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Command Leadership War
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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History River War

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