To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
GEORGE S. PATTON
War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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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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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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