“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. ”

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

“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.”

“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.”

“And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.”

“Without courage all other virtues lose their meaning.”

“2. We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which through Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, the Habeas Corpus, trial by jury, and the English common law find their most famous expression in the American Declaration of Independence.”