The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is the only place where a man lives.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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