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more so. Neither side can claim any superiority 

 on the average, though each can in individual cases, 

 as regards courage. Foolhardiness does not imply 

 bravery. A prize-fighter who refused to use his 

 guard would be looked upon as exceptionally brain- 

 less, not as exceptionally brave; yet such a case is 

 almost exactly parallel to that of the captain of the 

 Macedonian. 



