War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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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Pressure makes diamonds.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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