“We must substitute courage for caution.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
“Courage is the highest quality for a soldier, but technology is a fine substitute.”
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“A moral point of view too often serves as a substitute for understanding in technological matters.”
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Source: 1960s, Understanding Media (1964), p. 245
“The highest obligation of a soldier is not to die in war but to live through it.”
Suraj Sani (1996) Nigerian writer, Spoken word artist
P. 127. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10937449-the-highest-obligation-of-a-soldier-is-not-to-die
“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
“Mr Thornton was a freelance trumpeter of the highest quality.”
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning (1899–1999) British judge
Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking Ltd [1971] 2QB 163; 1 All ER 686.
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“The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession,”
Scientia enim rei bellicae dimicandi nutrit audaciam: nemo facere metuit quod se bene didicisse confidit.
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus book De re militari
De Re Militari (also Epitoma Rei Militaris), Book I, "The Selection and Training of New Levies"
Context: The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession, and he only wants an opportunity to execute what he is convinced he has been perfectly taught. (Book 1)
“Courage, combined with stupidity, does not make successful soldiers.”
Jack Cady (1932–2004) American writer
Source: Kilroy Was Here (1996), p. 133
“There is no human quality more attractive than the courage of the weak.”
Gene Wolfe book Home Fires
Home Fires (2011), Reflection 1
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Thomas Sowell (1930) American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author
"Live" with Thomas Sowell https://www.aei.org/publication/live-thomas-sowell/, The American Enterprise, September 2004. <br class="br">2000s
“To my mind, having a care and concern for others is the highest of the human qualities.”
Fred Hollows (1929–1993) New Zealand–Australian ophthalmologist
Australian of the Year Government Site http://www.australianoftheyear.gov.au/pages/page75.asp