In The Words Of...

I know this is a little long, but I assure you there are some very great words of wisdom collected from a great man who knew war and knew how to defeat the enemy. So I present to you...
From General George Patton:

The enemy is as ignorant of the situation as are we.

As for all the Generals calling for us to return home without victory:

There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
You are not beaten until you admit it.
War means fighting and fighting means killing.
Americans do not surrender.
There is nothing democratic about war. It is a straight dictatorship. The use of force to attain the end desired.
Re-grouping is the curse of war and it is a great boon to the enemy.
Sometimes I wish that people would take this war more seriously.

On Pacifists (especially important now since most Americans would have us show defeat):

The pacifist actually refuses to defend what defends him; his country. In the final analysis this is the most basic immoral position.
It is very easy for ignorant people to think that success in war may be gained by the use of some wonderful invention rather than by hard fighting and superior leadership.
The attitude of the American people as evinced by the press and the radio is such that I am inclined to think that I made a great mistake in serving them for nearly forty years.
The pacifists are at it again. I met a 'visiting fireman' of great eminence who told me that this was to be the 'last war'. I told him that such statements since 2600 B.C. had signed the death warrants of millions of young men. He replied with the stock lie, 'Oh yes, but things are different now'. My God! Will they never learn?

On politicians in war:

There is something very phoney about all of our British and American efforts. Our strategy seems to be based on votes, not victories.
Someday I'm going to bust loose across France and be heading hell bent for Berlin. Then either some coward or some dirty politician is going to become worried and order me to stop.
Everyone seems to be much more concerned and interested in the effects which his actions will have on his political future than in carrying out the motto of the United States Military Academy; 'Duty, Honor, Country'.
Politicians are the lowest form of life on the earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.
The radio this morning said that the C.I.O. wants a bigger 'New Deal'. Where in hell do they think the money comes from? Or, do they simply want to destroy our form of government and go communist? If they knew as much about Russia as I do, they would not be so crazy to be communists.
I really shudder for the future of our country.
It is too bad that the highest levels of command have no personal knowledge of war.
I have to battle for every yard. It is not the enemy who is trying to stop me, it is 'they'.
There is nothing democratic about war. It is a straight dictatorship. The use of force to attain the end desired.

Misc:

War is just like boxing. When you get your opponent on the ropes you must keep punching the hell out of him and not let him recover
War is not run on sentiment.
We must keep moving. Do not sit down. Do not say, "I have done enough." Always see what else you can do to raise hell with the enemy. You must have a desperate determination to continually go forward.
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.
The world has no use for a defeated soldier and nothing too good for a victor.
War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
War is a killing business. You must spill the enemy's blood or they will spill yours