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War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula
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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Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win.
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In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
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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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Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
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Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
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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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When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
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Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
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America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.
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I read the Bible - every goddamn day.
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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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Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.
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My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.
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Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
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