All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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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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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Do more than is required of you.
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