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I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
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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The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get worse from west to east, because the eastern ones have had more crosses.
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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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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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Death can be more exciting than life.
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Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
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In case of doubt, attack.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
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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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