The greatest American general and war heroe

[Mortimer]

General Patton

Post his famous quotes please

 

[Mortimer]

Famous Patton Quotes
1. On Winning War
“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.”
2. On Action & Leadership
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”
3. On Courage
“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.”
4. On Discipline & Effort
“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.”
5. On Never Giving Up
“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”
6. On Taking Initiative
“Do everything you ask of those you command.”
7. On War Mentality
“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.”
8. On Character
“Better to fight for something than live for nothing.”
9. On Motivation
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”
10. On Aggression in War
“Attack, attack, attack!”
Bonus (Very “Patton-style” blunt quote)
“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Patton was right about the USSR.

But Stalin was brilliant in how he turned FDR into his personal sock puppet and placed many spies in FDRs inner circle

Joe McCarthy vastly understated the extent of Communist infiltration of the US government

 

[Stryder50]

I would suggest George Washington.
There were events around him that seemed almost supernatural, where he should have been killed.

Main reason being that without him, the USA likely would have lost the War of Independence, hence cease to exist.

 

[Stryder50]

Patton was right about the USSR.

But Stalin was brilliant in how he turned FDR into his personal sock puppet and placed many spies in FDRs inner circle

Joe McCarthy vastly understated the extent of Communist infiltration of the US government

Many today confuse him and his actions with the House Un-American Activities Committee. HUAC

House Un-American Activities Committee - Wikipedia​