If a man does his best, what else is there?
GEORGE S. PATTONSuccess in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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