Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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War is the only place where a man lives.
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Do more than is required of you.
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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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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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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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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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