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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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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.
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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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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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Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
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My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either.
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Success is how you bounce on the bottom.
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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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...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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A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.
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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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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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The soldier is the army.
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There is no such thing as a successful defense.
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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 everyone agrees, someone is not thinking.
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Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win.
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Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.
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You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you seen a few policemen handle a crowd?
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