No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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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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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Do more than is required of you.
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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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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