Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo everything you ask of those you command.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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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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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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