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Quotes by George S. Patton

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A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
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A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.
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The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.
One does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit the plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
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One does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit the plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
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A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one's country
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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one's country
When you were younger, the mind could make you dance all night, and the body was never tired. You've always got to make the mind take over and keep going.
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When you were younger, the mind could make you dance all night, and the body was never tired. You've always got to make the mind take over and keep going.
The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer's own ease, comfort, and safety last.
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The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer's own ease, comfort, and safety last.
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died, Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died, Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn t thinking.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn t thinking.
Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.
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Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.
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