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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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continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in.
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I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
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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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Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.
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A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.
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All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.
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To me it seems certain that the fatalistic teachings of Muhammad and the utter degradation of women is the outstanding cause for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have kept on developing.
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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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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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