Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
GEORGE S. PATTONWars 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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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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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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