War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTONGive 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.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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