Courage Quotes

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

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"That man says women are too delicate for hard work, but I have done hard work all my life."
Sojourner Truth
"I know that I have the right to speak, and I will speak."
Sojourner Truth
"I stand upon the rock of my own convictions."
Sojourner Truth
"I have walked through the valley of the shadow of death, and I fear no evil."
Sojourner Truth
"I am determined that my voice shall be heard in this nation."
Sojourner Truth
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"I have, I think, a modest estimate of my own ability. I merely think I am not a coward."
John Brown
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"We have a right and a duty to take up arms against injustice."
John Brown
J
"Let it all come, I am prepared to meet my fate."
John Brown
J
"I can die but once, and that is my duty."
John Brown
J
"I would rather die a free man than live a slave."
John Brown
J
"I am not afraid of the consequences of my actions."
John Brown
J
"I do not seek martyrdom, but I do not fear it."
John Brown
J
"I am prepared to pay any price for the freedom of others."
John Brown
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"Lenience will be construed into weakness, and moderation into fear."
George Washington
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"I walk on untrodden ground."
George Washington
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"Real men despise battle, but will never run from it."
George Washington
"I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted."
Harriet Tubman
"I would never allow myself to be captured alive."
Harriet Tubman
"I never looked back once I decided to be free."
Harriet Tubman
"I never allowed myself to doubt my mission."
Harriet Tubman
"I would face any darkness to reach the light of freedom."
Harriet Tubman
"The courage to be free is born from the depths of despair."
Harriet Tubman
"I walked the thin line between life and death for my people."
Harriet Tubman
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"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must learn to protect herself."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"A woman should be taught to depend on herself, to have courage, energy and industry."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"It is very little to me what the world says about the stand I have taken."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"I have never wavered in my conviction that woman deserves equality."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"No one needs to tell me that the vast majority of Americans, black and white, support the right to life."
Thurgood Marshall
"Good lawyers must be prepared to fight for the rights of the despised."
Thurgood Marshall
"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is acting despite your fear."
Thurgood Marshall