Courage Quotes

"The night taught me that courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

"Silence may be golden, but sometimes it is the color of cowardice."

"The night of that ride, I understood that fear and courage are not opposites."

"A single act of courage can illuminate the way for thousands."

"A free people must always be prepared to defend their liberty against tyrants and despots."

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

"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending at all hazards."

"The virtue of a free people is their surest defense."

"The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance."

"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor."

"A person who fears truth fears change, and thus fears progress."

"The spirit of liberty is born in the hearts of those who refuse to be silent."

"It is the duty of every citizen according to his abilities and convenience to contribute to the defense of the State."

"Fortitude is the moral virtue that teaches us to meet dangers and difficulties with resolution."

"The preservation of liberty requires constant vigilance."

"We are right to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties."

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

"A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master."

"Integrity and firmness is all I can promise; these, be the voyage long or short, shall never be abandoned."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of yielding to fear."

"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it is."

"Fear God and your enemies will fear you."

"These are the times that try men's souls."

"The sun never sets on my principles."

"The more a man exposes himself to danger, the more he respects human life."

"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather an assessment that something else is more important."

"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending at all hazards."

"The maintenance of our freedom depends upon our own vigilance."

"Those who would be free must be willing to stand firm in their convictions."