“And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family.”
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The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up.
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.