We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.

The weak in courage is strong in cunning.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.