Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange
If we accept them we will never win.
Since being realistic, as in mundane combats fistic
We will get a bloody nose and that's a sin.


Stanza 1 of "Absolute War" a poem composed by Patton in July 1944, during Operation Cobra as quoted in The Patton Papers 1940-1945 (1996) edited by Martin Blumenson p. 492

George S. Patton Quotes

Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange If we accept them we will never win. Since being realistic, as in mundane combats...

Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange If we accept them we will never win. Since being realistic, as in mundane combats...

Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange If we accept them we will never win. Since being realistic, as in mundane combats...

Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange If we accept them we will never win. Since being realistic, as in mundane combats...