Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
GEORGE S. PATTONMoral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
GEORGE S. PATTONA good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
GEORGE S. PATTONFatigue makes cowards of us all.
GEORGE S. PATTONA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
GEORGE S. PATTONAccept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
GEORGE S. PATTONLead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
GEORGE S. PATTONThe test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTONGive 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. PATTONWhen in doubt, ATTACK!
GEORGE S. PATTONAll very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTONBattle 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.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
GEORGE S. PATTONAn active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTON