In order to sustain discipline, Read put the men to work making Quaker guns, which were wooden mockups painted black to resemble authentic cannons.
And Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, also has been speaking to his service's officers and noncommissioned officers about the urgent requirement for the Army to increase and sustain discipline among younger officers and enlisted personnel.
This was the received opinion throughout a long career which, he said, was sustained by discipline and application.
What any audience that gives itself over to this talented team should sense, though, is the group's sustained theatrical discipline and energy.
Because Republicans convinced themselves that the only thing they needed to do to restrain the growth of government was cut taxes, it caused them to become "casual about the sustained political discipline necessary to control federal spending". Republicans have also developed a certain mythology about Ronald Reagan's administration.
Josh did research, gathered data, found the right information and computer tools to create his fractals program, which caused him to think objectively, maintain discipline and sustain focus.
Everyone interviewed says that managing to combine their academic work with outside interests takes sustained self-discipline and commitment.
The attraction to the immoderate in tiger parenting can balance out the boredom of sustained self-discipline; it can also make inevitable interpersonal conflicts feel more normal.
"It takes a rare person," Mr. Gittleson said at the time, "to sustain the discipline to keep fit without structure and supervision".
Their only question is: "Has Britain the courage and resolve to sustain the discipline for long enough to break through to success?" Yes, Mr Chairman, we have, and we shall.
