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Death can be more exciting than life.
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
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I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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I read the Bible - every goddamn day.
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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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Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts
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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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You must do your damdest and win.
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Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example
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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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Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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