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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
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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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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It is rather interesting how you get used to death.
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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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I wonder if I could have been here before as I drive up the Roman road the Theater seems familiar - perhaps I headed a legion up that same white road... I passed a chateau in ruins which I possibly helped escalade in the middle ages. There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, We are, and we will be.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men
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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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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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Always do more than is required of you.
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Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
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Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.
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In case of doubt, attack.
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The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.
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Audacity, audacity, always audacity.
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There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
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So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.
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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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless.
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When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!
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Success is how you bounce on the bottom.
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continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in.
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