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Army Quotes by George S. Patton
- A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.
- When we land against the enemy, don't forget to hit him and hit him hard. When we meet the enemy we will kill him. We…
- America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.
- There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and…
- There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or…
- My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.
- When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound…
- There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount…
- Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
- It is the cold glitter of the attacker's eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line.
- Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange If we accept them we will never win. Since being realistic, as in mundane…
- I wonder if I could have been here before as I drive up the Roman road the Theater seems familiar - perhaps I headed a…
- 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 publicity I have been getting, a good deal of which is untrue, and the rest of it ill considered, has done me more harm…
- 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…
- My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you…
- Each man must not think only of himself, but also of his buddy fighting beside him. We don't want yellow cowards in this Army. They…
- 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…
- 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…
- Let's keep our boots polished, bayonets sharpened, and present a picture of force and strength to the Red Army. This is the only language they…
- Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of…
- I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!
- The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.
- It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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- Women are nothing but machines for producing children. — Napoleon Bonaparte
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