Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

C.S. Lewis

The Screwtape Letters

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Topic

Courage Virtues

Author

C.S. Lewis

Source

The Screwtape Letters

Medium

Novel

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Christian writer Christian Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape Letters. Geoffrey Bles, 1942, ch. 29.

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I can't prove you are a Communist. But when I see a bird that quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, has feathers and webbed feet and associates with ducks-I'm certainly going to assume that he is a duck.

Emil Mazey

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Language
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Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Courage is as contagious as fear.

Susan Sontag

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Susan Sontag
Medium
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Language
English
Time
2003 2000s 21st century
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Citation

Sontag, Susan. "Of Courage and Resistance." The Romero Award Ceremony. 30 Mar. 2003, Rothko Chapel, Houston, TX, USA. Keynote address.

Another quote from 1942

An armed society is a polite society.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Mordan Claude

Author

Robert A. Heinlein
Source
Beyond This Horizon
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heinlein, Robert A [published as Anson MacDonald]. "Beyond This Horizon." Astounding Science Fiction, Apr. 1942 - May 1942.