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.
GEORGE S. PATTONI am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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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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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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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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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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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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Do more than is required of you.
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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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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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