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Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle.
George S. Patton
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George S. Patton
Age: 60 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 11
Died: 1945
Died: December 21
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I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death.
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When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.
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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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