Courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to... - Leopold Sédar Senghor

This quote is attributed to Leopold Sédar Senghor.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to act despite it."

Leopold Sédar Senghor Courage

President, Poet Senegalese 1906–2001

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