There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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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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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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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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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