Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
GEORGE S. PATTONTo be a successful soldier, you must know history.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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