The historian Alan Axelrod wrote that "for Patton, leadership was never simply about making plans and giving orders, it was about transforming oneself into a symbol".
历史学家艾伦·阿克塞尔罗德（Alan Axelrod）写道：“在巴顿看来，领导从来就不是制订计划和发出命令这么简单，而是在于把一个人自身转变成一个符号。