George S. Patton on Ethics
Browse 3 quotations attributed to George S. Patton, catalogued under Ethics, with dates where available.
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Attributed to George S. Patton, entry #147979: "I find that moral courage is the most valuable and most usually absent characteristic."
Attributed to George S. Patton, entry #10228: "There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in …"
3 Quotes by George S. Patton on Ethics
"I find that moral courage is the most valuable and most usually absent characteristic."
"There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."
"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."