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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.
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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George Smith Patton
Jr.
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A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
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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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