Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will
surprise you with their ingenuity.
-- Gen. George S. Patton, "War As I Knew It", 1947
surprise you with their ingenuity.
-- Gen. George S. Patton, "War As I Knew It", 1947
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