War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTONLead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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