No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
GEORGE S. PATTONA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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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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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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