War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Do more than is required of you.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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