Courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
The peril of the hour moved the British to tremendous exertions, just as always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.
One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is ... the ability to direct one's whole energies towards the fulfillment of a particular task.
Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.
