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When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
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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Swimmer
San Gabriel
California
The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
Bandito
General Patton
George Smith Patton
Jr.
G.S. Patton
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Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
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So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.
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