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Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
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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The Old Man
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George Smith Patton
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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
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The soldier is the army.
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Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
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The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.
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Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle.
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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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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
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Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
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There is only one sort of discipline - PERFECT DISCIPLINE. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline.
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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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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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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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In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right.
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...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
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The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence.
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If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
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So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.
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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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