US Army General George S. Patton’s Best Quote Of All Time Is Simple and Effective: ‘By perseverance, and study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.’

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Senior Defense Editor Christian D. Orr highlights General George S. Patton Jr.’s quote on perseverance, detailing how Patton overcame dyslexia before leading Allied forces at the Battle of the Bulge. The article outlines Patton’s death following a December 9, 1945 car crash near Speyer, Germany, when his Cadillac, driven by PFC Horace Woodring, collided with a U.S. Army truck. Paralyzed from a broken neck, Patton died on December 21, 1945, from pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure. His final days were later dramatized in the 1987 television film The Last Days of Patton.

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