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In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
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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...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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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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My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either.
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I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
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The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.
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Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
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If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
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In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
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Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.
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I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.
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Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
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If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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