I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONMany soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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