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By George Patton
All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.
- Source
- War as I Knew It, November 1, 1947 · Reflections and Suggestions
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- Houghton Mifflin, 1947 (text read in the 1980 Bantam reprint, which says it is the complete original text)
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From the "Bravery and Courage" paragraph in the closing reflections of War as I Knew It (1947). Patton begins by saying he has never seen a man who knows no fear.