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.
GEORGE S. PATTONA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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