George S. Patton Quotes
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
George S. Patton
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Author Details:
Type:
Soldier Quotes
Category:
American Soldier Quotes
Date of Birth:
November 11, 1885
Date of Death:
December 21, 1945
Nationality:
American
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Select George S. Patton Quotations:
If a man has done his best, what else is there?
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
George S. Patton
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.
George S. Patton
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
George S. Patton
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Never tell people how to do...
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