Courage Quotes

Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.

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"To accept oppression is to invite its multiplication."
José de San Martín
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"The measure of courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
José de San Martín
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"Let us do our duty and leave the rest to fate."
Simón Bolívar
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"The enemies of my country are the enemies of my soul."
Simón Bolívar
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"The heart of a patriot is the throne of virtue."
Simón Bolívar
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"Fear is the weapon of tyrants; courage is the armor of the free."
Simón Bolívar
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"Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will."
Antonio Gramsci
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"To resist is to propose new ways of being human"
Michel Foucault
"Criticism must be fearless and science must be social."
Friedrich Engels
"Courage is acting despite fear and opposition."
Friedrich Engels
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"Disobedience is the first duty of the true citizen."
Michel Bakunin
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"Intellectuals must serve the cause of justice, not comfort."
Michel Bakunin
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in its despite."
Michel Bakunin
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"Every person has the right to rebel against injustice, no matter the cost."
Emma Goldman
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"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd."
Emma Goldman
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"The more we fear death, the less we live."
Emma Goldman
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"We rebel so that one day rebellion will no longer be necessary."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Courage is demonstrated not in loud declarations, but in consistent action."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Courage grows through practice, through small acts of resistance and assertion of principles."
Peter Kropotkin
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"In times of chaos, a steady hand and clear vision are essential."
Simón Bolívar
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"A man of principle will stand alone if necessary, but he will not compromise."
Simón Bolívar
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"I believe that every soul has the capacity for heroism."
Simón Bolívar
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"A moment of courage can change the course of history."
Simón Bolívar
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"Demand that which is right, even if you think it impossible."
Karl Marx
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"You must make a choice: to take up the cross or to lay it at the feet of others."
Karl Marx
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"Critique must hence again take up the cross."
Karl Marx
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Karl Marx
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action taken despite uncertainty."
Friedrich Engels
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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become absolutely free."
Michel Bakunin
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"Courage is continuing when all seems lost."
Michel Bakunin