Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capab

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

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The criteria for serving ones country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans. – Dianne Feinstein

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