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It is rather interesting how you get used to death.
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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A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.
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continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in.
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Battle... brings out all that is best.
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If we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive!
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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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...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
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When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
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The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.
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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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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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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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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men
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I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.
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In case of doubt, attack.
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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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