Patton's "dumb bastard"

[Sam Clements]

In my Ggogle snippet, it shows "Learn to use this thing.  LET THE OTHER
BASTARD...."

http://books.google.com/books?id=9dBAAAAAIAAJ&q=%22let+the+other+bastard%22&dq=%22let+the+other+bastard%22&hl=en&ei=gxCETbXCF8HF0QGArs3ODA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg

Sam Clements

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From: "victor steinbok" <aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 22:03
Subject: Re: Patton's "dumb bastard"


> The book is in GB, but the snippet is rather useless--only the header
> is visible, but it does say "let the other guy die for his country".
>
> VS-)
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
>>
>> 1944 Gilbert Bailey _Boot_ (N.Y.: Macmillan) 31: The idea works. It saves
>> lives. Like Sergeant Rountree told us when he wound up a lecture on the
>> M1
>> rifle: "Learn to use this thing. LET THE OTHER BASTARD DIE FOR HIS
>> COUNTRY.
>> YOU LIVE FOR YOURS."
>
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