Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
GEORGE S. PATTONI am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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