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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
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George Smith Patton
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But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.
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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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The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.
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Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
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A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.
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I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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