巴顿的演讲稿诺曼底登陆 beseated. men，allthisstuffyouhearaboutamericanotwantingtofight，wantingtostayoutofthewar，isalotofbullshit.americanslovetofight.allrealamericanslovethestingandclashofbattle.whenyouwerekids，youalladmiredthechampionmarbleshooter，thefastestrunner，thebig-leagueballplayersandthetoughestboxers.americansloveawinnerandwillnottoleratealoser.americansplaytowinallthetime.that'swhyamericanshaveneverlostandwillneverloseawar.theverythoughtoflosingishatefultoamericans.battleisthemostsignificantcompetitioninwhichamancanindulge.itbringsoutallthatisbestanditremovesallthatisbase. youarenotallgoingtodie.onlytwopercentofyourightheretodaywouldbekilledinamajorbattle.everymanisscaredinhisfirstaction.ifhesayshe'snot，he'sagoddamnliar.buttherealheroisthemanwhofightseventhoughhe'sscared.somemenwillgetovertheirfrightinaminuteunderfire，sometakeanhour，andforsomeittakesdays.buttherealmanneverletshisfearofdeathoverpowerhishonor，hissenseofdutytohiscountry，andhisinnatemanhood. allthroughyourarmycareeryoumenhavebitchedaboutwhatyoucall'thischicken-shitdrilling.'thatisallforapurpose—toensureinstantobediencetoordersandtocreateconstantalertness.thismustbebredintoeverysoldier.idon'tgiveafuckforamanwhoisnotalwaysonhistoes.butthedrillinghasmadeveteransofallyoumen.youareready。
amanhastobealertallthetimeifheexpectstokeeponbreathing.ifnot，somegermanson-of-a-bitchwillsneakupbehindhimandbeathimtodeathwithasockfullofshit.therearefourhundredneatlymarkedgravesinsicily，allbecauseonemanwenttosleeponthejob—buttheyaregermangraves，becausewecaughtthebastardasleepbeforehisofficerdid. anarmyisateam.itlives，eats，sleeps，andfightsasateam.thisindividualherostuffisbullshit.thebiliousbastardswhowritethatstuffforthesaturdayeveningpostdon'tknowanymoreaboutrealbattlethantheydoaboutfucking.andwehavethebestteam—wehavethefinestfoodandequipment，thebestspiritandthebestmenintheworld.why，bygod，iactuallypitythesepoorbastardswe'regoingupagainst. alltherealheroesarenotstorybookcombatfighters.everysinglemaninthearmyplaysavitalrole.sodon'teverletup.don'teverthinkthatyourjobisunimportant.whatifeverytruckdriverdecidedthathedidn'tlikethewhineoftheshellsandturnedyellowandjumpedheadlongintoaditch。
thatcowardlybastardcouldsaytohimself，'hell，theywon'tmissme，justonemaninthousands.'whatifeverymansaidthatwhereinthehellwouldwebethenno，thankgod，americansdon'tsaythat.everymandoeshisjob.everymanisimportant.theordnancemenareneededtosupplytheguns，thequartermasterisneededtobringupthefoodandclothesforusbecausewherewearegoingthereisn'tahellofalottosteal.everylastdamnmaninthemesshall，eventheonewhoboilsthewatertokeepusfromgettingthegishits，hasajobtodo.eachmanmustthinknotonlyofhimself，butthinkofhisbuddyfightingalongsidehim.wedon'twantyellowcowardsinthearmy.theyshouldbekilledofflikeflies.ifnot，theywillgobackhomeafterthewar，goddamncowards，andbreedmorecowards.thebravemenwillbreedmorebravemen.killoffthegoddamncowardsandwe'llhaveanationofbravemen. oneofthebravestmenisawintheafricancampaignwasonatelegraphpoleinthemidstoffuriousfirewhileweweremovingtowardtunis.istoppedandaskedhimwhatthehellhewasdoingupthere.heanswered，'fixingthewire，sir.''isn'titalittleunhealthyupthererightnow。
'iasked.'yessir，butthisgoddamnwirehasgottobefixed.'iasked，'don'tthoseplanesstrafingtheroadbotheryou'andheanswered，'nosir，butyousureashelldo.'now，therewasarealsoldier.arealman.amanwhodevotedallhehadtohisduty，nomatterhowgreattheodds，nomatterhowseeminglyinsignificanthisdutyappearedatthetime. andyoushouldhaveseenthetrucksontheroadtogabès.thosedriversweremagnificent.alldayandallnighttheycrawledalongthoseson-of-a-bitchroads，neverstopping，neverdeviatingfromtheircoursewithshellsburstingallaroundthem.manyofthemendroveover40consecutivehours.wegotthroughongoodoldamericanguts.thesewerenotcombatmen.buttheyweresoldierswithajobtodo.theywerepartofateam.withoutthemthefightwouldhavebeenlost. sure，weallwanttogohome.wewanttogetthiswaroverwith.butyoucan'twinawarlyingdown.thequickestwaytogetitoverwithistogetthebastardswhostartedit.wewanttogetthehelloverthereandcleanthegoddamnthingup，andthengetatthosepurple-pissingjaps.thequickertheyarewhipped，thequickerwegohome.theshortestwayhomeisthroughberlinandtokyo.sokeepmoving.andwhenwegettoberlin，iampersonallygoingtoshootthatpaper-hangingson-of-a-bitchhitler. whenamanislyinginashellhole，ifhejuststaysthereallday，abochewillgethimeventually.thehellwiththat.mymendon'tdigfoxholes.foxholesonlyslowupanoffensive.keepmoving.we'llwinthiswar，butwe'llwinitonlybyfightingandshowingthegermansthatwe'vegotmoregutsthantheyhaveoreverwillhave.we'renotjustgoingtoshootthebastards，we'regoingtoripouttheirlivinggoddamnedgutsandusethemtogreasethetreadsofourtanks.we'regoingtomurderthoselousyhuncocksuckersbythebushel-fucking-basket. someofyoumenarewonderingwhetherornotyou'llchickenoutunderfire.don'tworryaboutit.icanassureyouthatyou'llalldoyourduty.warisabloodybusiness，akillingbusiness.thenazisaretheenemy.wadeintothem，spilltheirbloodortheywillspillyours.shootthemintheguts.rip。