A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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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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All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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