1945 - 12-21 ) was a U.S. General during World War II ; he was known in his time as "America's Fightingest General". See also Patton (1970 film) Contents 1 Quotes 1.1 Through A Glass, Darkly (1918) 1.2 Speech to the Third Army (1944) 2 Disputed 3 Misattributed 4 Quotes about