We trained young men for victory, but they don't quite know how to act in defeat. We told them they were brighter and braver than other young men. It was kind of a shock to them to find out that they aren't a bit braver or brighter than other young men" is a statement in The Moon is Down made by ___.

Colonel Lanser, the character in John Steinbeck’s novel The Moon is Down.

Explanation:

Colonel Lanser is one of the main characters of the dystopic novel The Moon is Down published in 1942 by John Steinbeck, which narrates the story of a military occupation in a small town in northern Europe. Lanser is a veteran and the military invader with the highest rank. He tries to maintain order, civility and politeness during the invasion, by framing it as an engineering job. Despite his apprehensions with the cruelties of war and invasion, he is bound by his military duty.

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