A good plan violenty executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

George S. Patton

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Topic

Military strategy War

Author

George S. Patton

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Patton, George Smith. War As I Knew It. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947, pt. 3.

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The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar

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Topic
Truth hurts Truth Willful ignorance Freedom

Author

Herbert Agar
Source
A Time for Greatness
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Agar, Herbert. A Time for Greatness. Little, Brown and Company, 1942.

Another quote about War

War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Karl Von Clausewitz

On War

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Topic
Nature of war War

Author

Karl Von Clausewitz
Source
On War
Genre
Political literature
Language
German
Time
1833 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Clausewitz, Karl. Vom Kriege [On War]. Berlin: Ferdinand Dummler, 1832, ch. 1, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Clausewitz, Carl. On War, translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret. Everyman's Library, 1993, ch. 1, pt. 1.