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.
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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Pressure makes diamonds.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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 am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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.
GEORGE S. PATTON