#courage

Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant. ↗

— John Simon

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Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage. ↗

— William Slim

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My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage. ↗

— Clay Aiken

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Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

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Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience. ↗

— James Freeman Clarke

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We want to encourage those who are able to work, no question. ↗

— Gerhard Schroder

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There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing. ↗

— David Letterman

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Often the test of courage is not to die but to live. ↗

— Vittorio Alfieri

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I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

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My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage. ↗

— Peter Paul Rubens

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