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date: 16 June 2025

George S. Patton 1885–1945
American general 

  1. Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
    in Cavalry Journal September 1933
  2. Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
    letter to his son, 6 June 1944 [D day]; Brian Sobel The Fighting Pattons ch. 16
  3. A good plan violently executed Now is better than a perfect plan next week.
    War As I Knew It (1947)