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. PATTONA good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Do more than is required of you.
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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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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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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 piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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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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