Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
GEORGE S. PATTONThe 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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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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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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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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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 more than is required of you.
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