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So As Through A Glass And Darkly The Age Long Strife I See Where I Fought In Many Guises, Many Names - But Always Me.

A Real Man Will Never Let His Fear Of Death Overpower His Honor, His Sense Of Duty To His Country, And His Innate Manhood.

Let Us Not Mourn That Such Men Died, But Rejoice That Such Men Lived.

Don't Fall Victim To What I Call The Ready-aim-aim-aim-aim Syndrome. You Must Be Willing To Fire.

Decisions You Make

It Is Rather Interesting How You Get Used To Death.

Make The Mind Run The Body. Never Let The Body Tell The Mind What To Do. The Body Will Always Give Up.

I Am Convinced That Much More Emphasis Should Be Placed On History. The Purpose Of History Is To Learn How Human Beings React When Exposed To The Danger Of Wounds Or Death.

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 The Purple Pissing Japs And Clean Out Their Nest, Too. Before The Goddamned Marines Get All Of The Credit.

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 Will Show Him No Mercy.

Live For Something Rather Than Die For Nothing.

Never Let The Enemy Pick The Battle Site.

Audacity, Audacity, Always Audacity.

Good Tactics Can Save Even The Worst Strategy. Bad Tactics Will Destroy Even The Best Strategy.

I Do Not Have To Tell You Who Won The War. You Know, The Artillery Did.

It Is Absurd To Believe That Soldiers Who Cannot Be Made To Wear The Proper Uniform Can Be Induced To Move Forward In Battle. Officers Who Fail To Perform Their Duty By Correcting Small Violations And In Enforcing Proper Conduct Are Incapable Of Leading.

Go Forward Until The Last Round Is Fired And The Last Drop Of Gas Is Expended...then Go Forward On Foot!

When In Doubt, Observe And Ask Questions. When Certain, Observe At Length And Ask Many More Questions.

When There Is Fear Of Failure, There Will Be Failure.

Fear Of Failure

Sure, We Want To Go Home. We Want This War Over With. The Quickest Way To Get It Over With Is To Go Get The Bastards Who Started It.

In War Nothing Is Impossible, Provided You Use Audacity.

I Learned Very Early In My Life Never To Take Counsel In My Fears.

You Fight Like You Train.

I Believe In The Old And Sound Rule That An Ounce Of Sweat Will Save A Gallon Of Blood.

If Everybody's Thinking The Same Thing, Then Nobody's Thinking.

Fear Kills More People Than Death.

I Am The Best Damn Ass-kicker In The Whole U.s. Army!

I Have The Utmost Confidence That Through Your Efforts We Will Eventually Beat The Hell Out Of Those Bastards - You Name Them; I'll Shoot Them!

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 That They Cannot Tolerate Negligence. Officers Who Fail To Correct Errors Or To Praise Excellence Are Valueless In Peace And Dangerous Misfits In War.

Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say.

If Everyone Is Thinking Alike, Then Somebody Isn't Thinking.

Battle Is An Orgy Of Disorder.

All Glory Is Fleeting.

When In Doubt, Attack!

I Wonder If I Could Have Been Here Before As I Drive Up The Roman Road The Theater Seems Familiar - Perhaps I Headed A Legion Up That Same White Road... I Passed A Chateau In Ruins Which I Possibly Helped Escalade In The Middle Ages. There Is No Proof Nor Yet Any Denial. We Were, We Are, And We Will Be.

This Is A Hell Of A Way To Die.

If I Could Have Three Wishes, One Would Be To Take An '88 And Shove That Barrel Up Hitler's Ass So That Cocksucker Can Cry Like The Little God-damned Girl He Is. And Hell, After That, I Wouldn't Need Two More Wishes.

Have Taken Trier With Two Divisions. What Do You Want Me To Do? Give It Back?

Pressure Makes Diamonds

Just Drive Down That Road, Until You Get Blown Up

To Be A Successful Soldier You Must Know History. . . . What You Must Know Is How Man Reacts. Weapons Change But Man Who Uses Them Changes Not At All. To Win Battles You Do Not Beat Weapons - You Beat The Soul Of Man Of The Enemy Man.

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.

The Reason There Are So Many Tree-lined Boulevards In Paris Is So The German Army Can March In The Shade.

You Cannot Be Disciplined In Great Things And Undisciplined In Small Things. Brave Undisciplined Men Have No Chance Against The Discipline And Valour Of Other Men. Have You Seen A Few Policemen Handle A Crowd?

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.

War Is The Supreme Test Of Man In Which He Rises To Heights Never Approached In Any Other Activity.

The God Of War Hates Those Who Hesitate.

Continue To Advance Until You Run Out Of Ammunition. Then, Dig In.

Take Calculated Risks.

Calculated Risk

I Wouldn't Give A Hoot In Hell For A Man Who Lost And Laughed! Gen.

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 Can Imagine! When You Have Collected All The Facts And Fears And Made Your Decision, Turn Off All Your Fears And Go Ahead!

If A Man Does His Best, What Else Is There?

No Sane Man Is Unafraid In Battle, But Discipline Produces In Him A Form Of Vicarious Courage.

When You Have Collected All The Facts And Fears And Made Your Decision, Turn Off All Your Fears And Go Ahead!

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 By Night And Pray By Day. Pray For The Cessation Of Immoderate Rains, For Good Weather For Battle.pray For The Defeat Of Our Wicked Enemy Whose Banner Is Injustice And Whose Good Is Oppression. Pray For Victory. Pray For Our Army, And Pray For Peace. We Must March Together, All Out For God.

Many, Who Should Know Better, Think That Wars Can Be Decided By Soulless Machines, Rather Than By The Blood And Anguish Of Brave Men.

In War The Only Sure Defense Is Offense, And The Efficiency Of The Offense Depends On The Warlike Souls Of Those Conducting It.

Remember That The Enemy Is Just As Frightened As You Are And Probably More So. They Are Not Supermen

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 Much Less Prevalent. One Of The Most Frequently Noted Characteristics Of Great Men Who Have Remained Great Is Loyalty To Their Subordinates.

Be Willing To Make Decisions. That's The Most Important Quality In A Good Leader.

Decisions You Make

If You Can't Get Them To Salute When They Should Salute And Wear The Clothes You Tell Them To Wear, How Are You Going To Get Them To Die For Their Country?

The Soldier Is The Army.

If I Do My Full Duty, The Rest Will Take Care Of Itself.

We Herd Sheep, We Drive Cattle, We Lead People. Lead Me, Follow Me, Or Get Out Of My Way.

I Don’t Fear Failure. I Only Fear The Slowing Up Of The Engine Inside Of Me Which Is Saying, ‘keep Going, Someone Must Be On Top, Why Not You?

War Is A Bloody, Killing Business. You've Got To Spill Their Blood, Or They Will Spill Yours. Rip Them Up The Belly. Shoot Them In The Guts.

Prisoner Of War Guard Companies, Or An Equivalent Organization, Should Be As Far Forward As Possible In Action To Take Over Prisoners Of War, Because Troops Heated With Battle Are Not Safe Custodians. Any Attempt To Rob Or Loot Prisoners Of War By Escorts Must Be Dealt Strictly With.

A Pint Of Sweat, Saves A Gallon Of Blood.

Never Draw A Gun On A Man Unless You Intend To Kill Him. And Believe Me, If You Do Intend To Kill Him He Will Already Know It. Then He Will Feel The Cold Breath Of The Tomb.

Success Is How You Bounce On The Bottom.

Achievers Are Resolute In Their Goals And Driven By Determination. Discouragement Is Temporary, Obstacles Are Overcome, And Doubt Is Defeated, Yielding To Personal Victory. You Need To Overcome The Tug Of People Against You As You Reach For High Goals. Accept The Challenges, So That You May Feel The Exhilaration Of Victory.

Give Me An Army Of West Point Graduates And I'll Win A Battle... Give Me A Handful Of Texas Aggies And I'll Win A War.

Do As I Have Taught You, And You Will Stay Alive.

Make Your Plans To Fit The Circumstances.

Wars May Be Fought With Weapons, But They Are Won By Men.

All Men Are Frightened. The More Intelligent They Are, The More They Are Frightened.

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 And Strange Animals From Conquered Territories, Together With Carts Laden With Treasure And Captured Armaments. The Conquerors Rode In A Triumphal Chariot, The Dazed Prisoners Walking In Chains Before Him. Sometimes His Children Robed In White Stood With Him In The Chariot Or Rode The Trace Horses. A Slave Stood Behind The Conqueror Holding A Golden Crown And Whispering In His Ear A Warning: That All Glory Is Fleeting.

Always Do Everything You Ask Of Those You Command.

Military Leadership

Military Command

Staff Officers Of Inharmonious Disposition, Irrespective Of Their Ability, Must Be Removed. A Staff Cannot Function Unless It Is A United Family.

It Is Foolish And Wrong To Mourn The Men Who Died. Rather We Should Thank God That Such Men Lived.

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 Should Be Killed Off Like Rats. If Not, They Will Go Home After This War And Breed More Cowards. The Brave Men Will Breed More Brave Men. Kill Off The Goddamned Cowards And We Will Have A Nation Of Brave Men.

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 Love To Fight, Traditionally.

All Very Successful Commanders Are Prima Donnas And Must Be So Treated.

Death Can Be More Exciting Than Life.

A Leader Is A Man Who Can Adapt Principles To Circumstances.

The Fixed Determination To Have Acquired The Warrior Soul, To Either Conquer Or Perish With Honor, Is The Secret Of Victory.

Take Calculated Risks. That Is Quite Different From Being Rash.

It Is Only By Doing Things Others Have Not That One Can Advance.

You Must Be Single Minded. Drive For The One Thing On Which You Have Decided.

Nobody Ever Defended Anything Successfully, There Is Only Attack And Attack And Attack Some More.

Anyone In Any Walk Of Life Who Is Content With Mediocrity Is Untrue To Himself And To American Tradition.

Always Do More Than Is Required Of You.

War Is An Art And As Such Is Not Susceptible Of Explanation By Fixed Formula

I Read The Bible - Every Goddamn Day.

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 Never Lost Nor Ever Lose A War.

By Perseverance, Study, And Eternal Desire, Any Man Can Become Great.

There Is No Proof Nor Yet Any Denial. We Were, We Are, And We Will Be.

In Case Of Doubt, Attack.

Officers Must Be Made To Care For Their Men. That Is The Sole Duty Of All Officers.

Success Is How High You Bounce When You Hit Bottom.

When A Decision Has To Be Made, Make It. There Is No Totally Right Time For Anything.

Decision Making

The Obvious Thing For The Cavalryman To Do Is To Accept The Fighting Machine As A Partner, And Prepare To Meet More Fully The Demands Of Future Warfare.

You Just Wait And See. The Lily-livered B*stards In Washington Will Demobilize. They'll Say They've Made The World Safe For Democracy Again. The Russians Are Not Such D*mned Fools. They'll Rebuild; And With Modern Weapons.

So Let Us Do Real Fighting, Boring In And Gouging, Biting.

The Test Of Success Is Not What You Do When You Are On Top. Success Is How High You Bounce When You Hit Bottom.

The Supreme Measure Of A Man, Is What He Would Risk His Life For.

Measure Of A Man

Do Not Make Excuses, Whether It's Your Fault Or Not.

May God Have Mercy For My Enemies Because I Won't.

Every Man Is Scared In His First Battle. If He Says He's Not, He's A Liar. Some Men Are Cowards But They Fight The Same As The Brave Men Or They Get The Hell Slammed Out Of Them Watching Men Fight Who Are Just As Scared As They Are. The Real Hero Is The Man Who Fights Even Though He Is Scared.

I Don't Measure A Man's Success By How High He Climbs But How High He Bounces When He Hits Bottom.

America Loves A Winner, And Will Not Tolerate A Loser, This Is Why America Has Never, And Will Never, Lose A War.

I'd Rather Have A German Division In Front Of Me Than A French One Behind.

Many Soldiers Are Led To Faulty Ideas Of War By Knowing Too Much About Too Little.

In The Space Of Two Days I Had Evolved Two Plans, Wholly Distinct, Both Of Which Were Equally Feasible. The Point I Am Trying To Bring Out Is That One Does Not Plan And Then Try To Make Circumstances Fit Those Plans. One Tries To Make Plans Fit The Circumstances.

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 Who Let Their Timidity Get The Better Of Their Manhood.

Do Your Duty As You See It, And Damn The Consequences.

We Must Guard Against Becoming So Engrossed In The Specific Nature Of The Roots And Bark Of The Trees Of Knowledge As To Miss The Meaning And Grandeur Of The Forest They Compose.

Keep Going, Someone Must Be On Top, Why Not You?

No Good Decision Was Ever Made In A Swivel Chair.

There's Only One Way For A Professional Soldier To Die. That's From The Last Bullet Of The Last Battle Of The Last War.

Unless You Do Your Best, The Day Will Come When, Tired And Hungry, You Will Halt Just Short Of The Goal You Were Ordered To Reach, And By Halting You Will Make Useless The Efforts And Deaths Of Thousands.

War Is Very Simple, Direct, And Ruthless. It Takes A Simple, Direct, And Ruthless Man To Wage War.

An Active Mind Cannot Exist In An Inactive Body.

To Be A Successful Soldier, You Must Know History.

Plans Must Be Simple And Flexible....they Must Be Made By The People Who Execute Them.

To Me It Seems Certain That The Fatalistic Teachings Of Muhammad And The Utter Degradation Of Women Is The Outstanding Cause For The Arrested Development Of The Arab. He Is Exactly As He Was Around The Year 700, While We Have Kept On Developing.

Remember Praise Is More Valuable Than Blame.

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 Understand And Respect.

To Conquer, We Must Destroy Our Enemies. We Must Not Only Die Gallantly; We Must Kill Devastatingly. The Faster And More Effectively You Kill, The Longer You Will Live To Enjoy The Priceless Fame Of Conquerors.

For Years I Have Been Accused Of Making Snap Judgments. Honestly, This Is Not The Case Because I Am A Profound Military Student And The Thoughts I Express, Perhaps Too Flippantly, Are The Result Of Years Of Thought And Study.

Success In War Depends Upon The Golden Rule Of War.

Perpetual Peace Is A Futile Dream.

I Never Take Counsel Of My Fears.

The Highest Obligation And Privilege Of Citizenship Is Bearing Arms.

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.

Take Not Counsel Of Your Fears

Often I Have Encountered In Life That Great Disappointments Have Proved To Be The Road To Future Successes.

Most Battles Are Won Before They Are Ever Fought.

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 Nice To Some Bunch Of Little Old Ladies At An Afternoon Tea Party, But It Helps My Soldiers To Remember. You Can't Run An Army Without Profanity; And It Has To Be Eloquent Profanity. An Army Without Profanity Couldn't Fight Its Way Out Of A Piss-soaked Paper Bag. As For The Types Of Comments I Make, Sometimes I Just, By God, Get Carried Away With My Own Eloquence.

I Always Believe In Being Prepared, Even When I'm Dressed In White Tie And Tails.

Accept The Challenges So That You Can Feel The Exhilaration Of Victory.

The Most Difficult Thing About Being Humble Is Not Being Able To Brag About It.

You Shouldn't Underestimate An Enemy, But It Is Just As Fatal To Overestimate Him.

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 Up. Don T Ever Think That Your Job Is Unimportant. Every Man Has A Job To Do And He Must Do It. Every Man Is A Vital Link In The Great Chain.

An Incessant Change Of Means To Attain Unalterable Ends Is Always Going On; We Must Take Care Not To Let These Sundry Means Undo Eminence In The Perspective Of Our Minds; For, Since The Beginning, There Has Been An Unending Cycle Of Them, And For Each Its Advocates Have Claimed Adoption As The Sole Solution Of Successful War.

There Are Three Ways That Men Get What They Want: By Planning, By Working, And By Praying.

Success Demands A High Level Of Logistical And Organizational Competence.

If You Go Into A Battle, It's Better To Win The First Time.

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 Thinking. Then You Must Have Well-trained Troops To Carry It Out: That's Working. But Between The Plan And The Operation There Is Always An Unknown. That Unknown Spells Defeat Or Victory, Success Or Failure. It Is The Reaction Of The Actors To The Ordeal When It Actually Comes. Some People Call That Getting The Breaks; I Call It God. God Has His Part, Or Margin In Everything, That's Where Prayer Comes In.

...it Is A Proud Privilege To Be A Soldier – A Good Soldier … [with] Discipline, Self-respect, Pride In His Unit And His Country, A High Sense Of Duty And Obligation To Comrades And To His Superiors, And A Self Confidence Born Of Demonstrated Ability.

Self Confidence

If We Aren't Victorious, Let No Man Come Back Alive!

A Piece Of Spaghetti Or A Military Unit Can Only Be Led From The Front End.

Close The Playand Keep The Store Open Nights.

A Man Must Know His Destiny… If He Does Not Recognize It, Then He Is Lost. By This I Mean, Once, Twice, Or At The Very Most, Three Times, Fate Will Reach Out And Tap A Man On The Shoulder… If He Has The Imagination, He Will Turn Around And Fate Will Point Out To Him What Fork In The Road He Should Take, If He Has The Guts, He Will Take It.

You Cannot Be Disciplined In Great Things And Undisciplined In Small Things.

You Must Do Your Damdest And Win.

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 Let The Body Tell The Mind What To Do. The Body Will Always Give Up. It Is Always Tired Morning, Noon, And Night. But The Body Is Never Tired If The Mind Is Not Tired. 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.

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 Are Hit, You Can Still Fight Back.

In Forty Hours I Shall Be In Battle, With Little Information, And On The Spur Of The Moment Will Have To Make The Most Momentous Decisions. But I Believe That One's Spirit Enlarges With Responsibility And That, With God's Help, I Shall Make Them, And Make Them Right.

Do Your Damnedest In An Ostentatious Manner All The Time.

The Only Way You Get On In This Profession Is To Have The Reputation Of Doing What You Are Told As Thoroughly As Possible.

When I Want My Men To Remember Something Important, To Really Make It Stick, I Give It To Them Double Dirty.

My Men Can Eat Their Belts, But My Tanks Have Gotta Have Gas.

Battle Is The Most Magnificent Competition In Which A Human Being Can Indulge.

But Between The Plan And The Operation, There Is Always An Unknown. That Unknown Spells Victory Or Defeat. ... Some People Call It Getting The Breaks. I Call It God. God Has His Part In Everything. That's Where Prayer Comes In.

Remember Wars Are Won By Killing People. The More We Kill, The Quicker We'll Get Out Of This War.

...an Imperfect Plan Implemented Immediately And Violently Will Always Succeed Better Than A Perfect Plan.

Attack Rapidly, Ruthlessly, Viciously, Without Rest, However Tired And Hungry You May Be, The Enemy Will Be More Tired, More Hungry. Keep Punching.

Sometimes I Think Your Life And Mine Are Under The Protection Of Some Supreme Being Or Fate , Because, After Many Years Of Parallel Thought, We Find Ourselves In The Positions We Now Occupy.

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 Of Wound, Death, And Destruction On The Enemy In The Minimum Amount Of Time.

Successful Generals Make Plans To Fit Circumstances, But Do Not Try To Create Circumstances To Fit Plans.

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 Love To Fight, Traditionally. All Real Americans Love The Sting And Clash Of Battle. You Are Here Today For Three Reasons. First, Because You Are Here To Defend Your Homes And Your Loved Ones. Second, You Are Here For Your Own Self Respect, Because You Would Not Want To Be Anywhere Else. Third, You Are Here Because You Are Real Men And All Real Men Like To Fight.

Duty Is The Essence Of Manhood.

Americans Love To Fight, Traditionally. All Real Americans Love The Sting And Clash Of Battle.

Accept The Challenges So That You May Feel The Exhilaration Of Victory. Always Do More Than Is Required Of You. If A Man Has Done His Best, What Else Is There?

Better To Fight For Something Than Live For Nothing.

Wars May Be Fought With Weapons, But They Are Won By Men. It Is The Spirit Of Men Who Follow And Of The Man Who Leads That Gains The Victory.

Human Beings Are Made Up Of Flesh And Blood, And A Miracle Fiber Called Courage.

If I Win I Can't Be Stopped! If I Lose I Shall Be Dead.

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 Are Frightened. The More Intelligent They Are, The More They Are Frightened.

Let's Shoot The Works And Win! Yes Win It All.

I Am A Soldier, I Fight Where I Am Told, And I Win Where I Fight.

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 Sense Of Decency Or Else They Lost It All During Their Period Of Internment By The Germans. My Personal Opinion Is That No People Could Have Sunk To The Level Of Degradation These Have Reached In The Short Space Of Four Years.

Personal Opinions

A Good Battle Plan That You Act On Today Can Be Better Than A Perfect One Tomorrow.

Untutored Courage Is Useless In The Face Of Educated Bullets.

Do Not Try To Make Circumstances Fit Your Plans. Make Plans That Fit The Circumstances.

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

Those Who Live In Fear Die A Thousand Deaths.

In Landing Operations, Retreat Is Impossible, To Surrender Is As Ignoble As It Is Foolish. Above All Else Remember That We As Attackers Have The Initiative, We Know Exactly What We Are Going To Do, While The Enemy Is Ignorant Of Our Intentions And Can Only Parry Our Blows. We Must Retain This Tremendous Advantage By Always Attacking Rapidly, Ruthlessly, Viciously, And Without Rest.

There Is Only One Sort Of Discipline, Perfect Discipline.

Self Discipline

Moral Courage Is The Most Valuable And Usually The Most Absent Characteristic In Men

Wars Are Not Won By Fighting Battles; Wars Are Won By Choosing Battles

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 And Listened To His Music. I Have Studied In Detail The Account Of Every Damned One Of His Battles. I Know Exactly How He Will React Under Any Given Set Of Circumstances. And He Hasn't The Slightest Idea Of What I'm Going To Do. So When The Time Comes, I'm Going To Whip The Hell Out Of Him.

Courage Is Fear Holding On A Minute Longer.

A Man Must Know His Destiny. If He Does Not Recognize It, Then He Is Lost.

Watch What People Are Cynical About, And One Can Often Discover What They Lack.

You're Never Beaten Until You Admit It

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 Complaints. I Believe In The Old And Sound Rule That An Ounce Of Sweat Will Save A Gallon Of Blood. The Harder We Push, The More Germans We Will Kill. The More Germans We Kill, The Fewer Of Our Men Will Be Killed. Pushing Means Fewer Casualties. I Want You All To Remember That.

Discipline Must Be A Habit So Ingrained That It Is Stronger Than The Excitement Of Battle.

Infantry Must Move Forward To Close With The Enemy. It Must Shoot In Order To Move.... To Halt Under Fire Is Folly. To Halt Under Fire And Not Fire Back Is Suicide. Officers Must Set The Example

Never Tell People How To Do Things. Tell Them What To Do And They Will Surprise You With Their Ingenuity.

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