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.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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Do more than is required of you.
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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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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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May God have mercy upon 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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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