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If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
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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An incessant change of means to attain unalterable ends is always going on we must take care not to let these sundry means undo eminence in the perspective of our minds for, since the beginning, there has been an unending cycle of them, and for each its advocates have claimed adoption as the sole solution of successful war.
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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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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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There is only one sort of discipline - PERFECT DISCIPLINE. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline.
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You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
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All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
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It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading.
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In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
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In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
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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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Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?
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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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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Success in war depends upon the golden rule of war.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts
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Always do more than is required of you.
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