Moral courage Quotes

“It is highly significant and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in such identification through one's own sensitivity with suffering of one's fellow human beings." (p. 16-17)”

“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”

“Physical courage which despises all danger will make a man brave in one way and moral courage which despises all opinion will make a man brave in another. The former would seem most necessary for the camp the latter for the council but to constitute a great man both are necessary.”

“As to moral courage I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion and which in spite of the most unforeseen events leaves full freedom of judgement and decision.”

“I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.”

“When moral courage feels that it is in the right there is no personal daring of which it is incapable.”

“I learned that moral courage is harder than physical courage.”

“He must have courage, not the physical courage required on a battlefield but the moral courage to make and carry out decisions that might directly counter to the wishes of his superiors. He must have great willpower. and, perhaps above all, he must have the gift of leadership.”

“Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage.”