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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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...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.
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When we land against the enemy, don't forget to hit him and hit him hard. When we meet the enemy we will kill him. We will show him no mercy.
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To me it seems certain that the fatalistic teachings of Muhammad and the utter degradation of women is the outstanding cause for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have kept on developing.
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I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
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In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right.
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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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Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.
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Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
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All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.
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Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
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Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
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In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
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There is no such thing as a successful defense.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless.
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