Quote by Bertrand Russell
Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not ha

Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one. – Bertrand Russell

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The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. – Bertrand Russell

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The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. – Bertrand Russell

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Those who won our independence… valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. – Louis D. Brandeis

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It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean. – Ray Comfort

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Just two weeks ago, millions of Iraqis defied the threats of terrorists and went to the polls to determine their own future. I congratulate the Iraqi people for the courage theyve shown in making these elections so successful. – Bill Frist

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Courage is not the absence of despair it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. – Rollo May

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