"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his." ― George S. Patton Topic(s): War More From George S. Patton "I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer." "Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets." More In War "Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilisation in World War Two. We have everything we need except political will, but political will is a renewable resource."― Al Gore "War is sweet to those who have not experienced it."― Desiderius Erasmus "The most successful war seldom pays for its losses."― Thomas Jefferson