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You must do your damdest and win.
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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
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Never draw a gun on a man unless you intend to kill him. And believe me, if you do intend to kill him he will already know it. Then he will feel the cold breath of the tomb.
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A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.
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Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.
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Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?
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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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Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths.
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Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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There's only one way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.
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Wars are not won by fighting battles wars are won by choosing battles
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