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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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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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Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen
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When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.
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A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
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All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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