“It is not by recognizing the want of courage in someone else that you acquire courage yourself..”
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-British philosopher
Source: Culture and Value (1980), p. 44e
“If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized.”
Source: installation speech, February 8, 1995
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