Paul on Nostr: The main principle of military discipline is to reduce men, to what are essentially ...
The main principle of military discipline is to reduce men, to what are essentially machines.
They have no volition of their own, but are actuated by the will of their officers. The intense fear of their officers overrides all fear of the enemy. They go into battle when ordered, with no more thought or concern than an automaton.
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