A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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Do more than is required of you.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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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.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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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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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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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