The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

Quote by George S Patton

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You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high...

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high...

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success...

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success...

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no...

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no...

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be...

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be...

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the...

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the...

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get...

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get...

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front...

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front...

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by...

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by...

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.