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.
GEORGE S. PATTONHuman beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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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Pressure makes diamonds.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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 sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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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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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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