True Courage

Famous quotes containing the words true courage, true and/or courage:

    “The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal.”
    —Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)

    “One cannot be too extreme in dealing with social ills; the extreme thing is generally the true thing.”
    —Emma Goldman (1869–1940)

    “I sang as one
    Who on a tilting deck sings
    To keep men’s courage up, though the wake hangs
    That shall cut off their sun.”
    —Cecil Day Lewis (1904–1972)