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Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example
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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But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.
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...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.
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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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Audacity, audacity, always audacity.
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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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If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
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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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Make your plans to fit the circumstances.
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
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If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
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...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
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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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Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
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