Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Winston Churchill

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Courage

Author

Winston Churchill

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Unlucky Alfonso." Collier’s, 27 June 1931.

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Winston Churchill
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Time
1947 1940s 20th century
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Churchill, Winston. Address in the House of Commons. House of Commons meeting. 11 Nov. 1947, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

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Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin
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Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

Pericles

Quoted in Funeral Oration, by Thucydides

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Happiness Freedom Courage
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Pericles

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Thucydides
Source
Funeral Oration History of the Peloponnesian War
Genre
Historical literature
Language
Greek
Time
430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Pericles. Quoted in The History of the Peloponnesian War. c. 431 BC, bk. 2.

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Pericles. Quoted in The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2.