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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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Swimmer
San Gabriel
California
The Old Man
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George Smith Patton
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
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A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.
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It is rather interesting how you get used to death.
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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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Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
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Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.
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