There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
GEORGE S. PATTONI have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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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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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Give 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.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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