"There is no such thing as a..." - Quote by George S Patton
There is no such thing as a successful defense.
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“In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.”
“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.”
“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.”
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“The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight. Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor.”
“One must keep one's character. Earn a character first if you can, and if you can't, then assume one.”
“Do not figure out big plans at first, but, begin slowly, feel your ground and proceed up and up.”
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“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.”
“The arrogance that accompanies merit offends us even more than the arrogance of people who are lacking in merit: since merit itself offends us.”
“Foul words is but foul wind, and foul wind is but foul breath, and foul breath is noisome; therefore I will depart unkissed.”