Movie Quote of the Day – Patton, 1970 (dir. Franklin J. Schaffner)
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.: Now 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.
Posted on July 14, 2011, in Movie Quote of the Day and tagged 1970, Edmund H. North, Francis Ford Coppola, Franklin J. Schaffner, George C. Scott, Ladislas Farago, Omar N. Bradley, Patton. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
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As soon as I saw the flag I knew what the quote would be – love it. Channeling this to play Mrs. Quickly was fun fun fun. I love Scott’s performance in this film – I always forget that he isn’t really the general.
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