Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
GEORGE S. PATTONHuman beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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