May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTONUntutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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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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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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Do more than is required of you.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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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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I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
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