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.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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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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