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 Nothing is more contagious in the zone of danger than the example of fear or cowardice. Appeals, threats, and intimidation are of little avail. The most effective remedy lies in developing the individual soldier's initiative, in training him to act with common sense even when his officers are absent. We should send our soldiers into battle with a reserve of moral courage great enough to prevent the premature moral and mental depreciation of the individual.