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Courage is Calling:
Forget fatalism. Take control of your own life… Reject the pessimistic view that we are at the mercy of forces beyond our control. Yes, you can do something. You must.
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Courage is Calling:
Each of us has within our hands the power to end our own captivity. Each one of us has the means to assert our agency. It begins with a choice, but it is ensured by action.
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Courage is Calling:
You have to believe you can make a difference. You have to try to make one.
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Courage is Calling:
…agency for its own sake matters very little – what matters are the ends to which we assert ourselves and our power.
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Courage is Calling:
Violence is rarely the answer – but when it is, it’s the only answer.
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Courage is Calling:
Without bravery, without the warrior ethos, no one – and no nation – survives long enough.
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Courage is Calling:
…continuing to do the same thing in the same way in the same place over and over is not just insanity, but eventually a form of cowardice.
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Courage is Calling:
…no situations is hopeless, we’re never without agency. We can always bravely pack up and move.
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Courage is Calling:
Our duty is to do the right thing – right now. Not halfheartedly either. But with all the earnestness and commitment that we’ve got.
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Courage is Calling:
…hurdles are the perfect opportunity for the brave to win stunning victories.
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