Patton (01:14):
I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Amen. All this stuff you heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans traditionally love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion Marvel shooter, the fastest runner, big league ball players, the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war, because the very thought of losing is hateful to America.
(02:36)
Now, an army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The billius bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday evening post don't know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating. Now we have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. You know, thank God I actually pity those poor bastards we're going up again. By God, I do. We're not just going to shoot the bastard. We're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy hun bastards by the busher. Now, some of you boys I know are wondering whether or not you'll chicken out under fire. Don't worry about it.
(03:48)
I can assure you that you will all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their block. Shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face, you know what to do. Now there's another thing I want you to remember. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We're not holding anything. Let the hun do that. We are advancing constantly, and we're not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're going to kick him in the ass.
(04:42)
We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose. Now, there's one thing that you man will be able to say when you get back home, and you may thank God for it. 30 years from now, when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, "What did you do in the great World War II?" You won't have to say, "Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana." All right, now you sons of bitches, you know how I feel. I will be proud to lead you, wonderful guys, into battle anytime, anywhere. That's all.