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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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George Smith Patton
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Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen
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An incessant change of means to attain unalterable ends is always going on we must take care not to let these sundry means undo eminence in the perspective of our minds for, since the beginning, there has been an unending cycle of them, and for each its advocates have claimed adoption as the sole solution of successful war.
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There is no such thing as a successful defense.
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There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.
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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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When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
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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 soldier is the army.
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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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Battle... brings out all that is best.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
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In case of doubt, attack.
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Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.
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In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
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I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
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Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. Always do more than is required of you. If a man has done his best, what else is there?
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