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“I well knew that Patton delighted to startle his hearers with fantastic statements; many men who believed they knew him well never penetrated past the shell of showmanship in which he constantly and carefully clothed himself. But he was essentially a shrewd battle leader who invariably gained the devotion of his subordinates. From early life his one ambition was to be a successful battlefield commander. Because of this he was an inveterate reader of military history and his heroes were the great captains of past ages.”
― Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II

“liberty.”
― Bret Baier, Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission – The #1 National Bestseller on Principled Leadership and Ike's Warning to America

“Militarily, they felt, their difficulties came about because of internal political weaknesses. One French businessman said to me, “We defeated ourselves from within; we tried to oppose a four-day work week against the German’s six- or seven-day week.”
― Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II

“it will always be a crime to excuse men from the types and kinds of training that will give them a decent chance for survival in battle.”
― Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II