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- Battle... brings out all that is best.
- We entered a synagogue which was packed with the greatest stinking bunch of humanity I have ever seen. Either these Displaced Persons never had any…
- The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble.…
- Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Americans…
- From time to time there will be some complaints that we are pushing our people too hard. I don't give a good Goddamn about such…
- 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…
- 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…
- Urge all of your men to pray, not alone in church, but everywhere. Pray when driving. Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray…
- All glory is fleeting.
- Discipline can only be obtained when all the officers are imbued with the sense of their awful obligation to their men and to their country…
- To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who…
- I have studied the enemy all my life. I have read the memoirs of his generals and his leaders. I have even read his philosophers…
- When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!
- All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
- 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…
- The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you…
- Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
- Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have…
- If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men…
- All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
- Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
- All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let…
- Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so.
- Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never…
- For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians…
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