Quotes on Moral Courage

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.

Not mythical material productive forces, but reason and ideas determine the course of human affairs. What is needed to stop the trend toward socialism and despotism is common-sense and moral courage.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

It is highly significant and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in such identification through one's own sensitivity with suffering of one's fellow human beings." (p. 16-17)

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.