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Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death, or threat of death; while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, [1] shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss.
Moral courage therefore involves deliberation or careful thought. Reflex action or dogmatic fanaticism do not involve moral courage because such impulsive actions are not based upon moral reasoning. [2] Moral courage may also require physical courage when the consequences are punishment or other bodily peril. [3]
Clausewitz stresses the importance of morale and will for both the soldier and the commander. The soldier's first requirement is moral and physical courage, both the acceptance of responsibility and the suppression of fear. In order to survive the horror of combat[,] he must have an invincible martial spirit, which can be attained only through ...
Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...
Perseverance or Courage Military stamina, as well as general mental and physical endurance in the face of hardship. Clementia: Mercy Mildness and gentleness, and the ability to set aside previous transgressions, personified by Clementia. Dignitas: Dignity A sense of self-worth, personal self-respect, and self-esteem. Disciplina: Discipline
In 1982 Campbell & Bond proposed the following as major sources in influencing character and moral development: heredity, early childhood experience, modeling by important adults and older youth, peer influence, the general physical and social environment, the communications media, the teachings of schools and other institutions, and specific ...
The nation paid its final respects Thursday to the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an abiding imprint on U.S. history.
A common interpretation is to conceptualise intellectual courage as a component in the family of courage, together with social courage, physical courage, [11] moral courage, and philosophical courage. [2] Intellectual courage is a "character strength", [1] along with other personality aspects such as self-generated curiosity and open-mindedness ...