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Wars are not won by fighting battles wars are won by choosing battles
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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Military Commander
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San Gabriel
California
The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
Bandito
General Patton
George Smith Patton
Jr.
G.S. Patton
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America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.
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If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
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All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.
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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
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We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit.
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I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!
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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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...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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By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.
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Battle is an orgy of disorder.
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Always do more than is required of you.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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