“If Everybody Is Thinking Alike, Then Somebody Isn't Thinking.” It’s a waste of a leader’s time, and worse, most people resent it.Ĩ. They don’t need to give a step-by-step explanation. A good leader, as Patton knew, tells his or her subordinates what is expected, or what the overall goal is. Tell Them What to Do, and They Will Surprise You with Their Ingenuity.” The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.” 7. 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. Yes, every man is scared in his first battle. Only 2% of you right here today would die in a major battle. While movies and books tend to glorify war, Patton gave speeches to his men where he explained exactly what they faced: The general didn’t sugarcoat what combat would be like for his soldiers.

“Many Soldiers Are Led to Faulty Ideas of War by Knowing Too Much About Too Little.” “The bilious bastards who write that kind of stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don’t know any more about real fighting under fire than they know about f–king!” 6. “This individual heroic stuff is pure horse shit,” he told troops on June 5, 1944, before D-Day. 7, 1941, he began giving his now-famous “blood and guts” speeches at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say.” During World War I, for example, Patton was shot in the leg while directing tanks, after he repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire. While he’s best known for commanding troops during World War II and perfecting the art of tank warfare, his troops knew he was more than willing to personally get into the fight. “Do Everything You Ask of Those You Command.” Perhaps one of the most famous quotes that people don’t realize originated with Patton, this mantra summed up his style. “Lead Me, Follow Me or Get Out of My Way.

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