Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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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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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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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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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious 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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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