I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of 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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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