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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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My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.
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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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A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.
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We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit.
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So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.
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A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.
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Death can be more exciting than life.
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When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
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I read the Bible - every goddamn day.
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Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle.
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Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
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I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
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All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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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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Always do more than is required of you.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.
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