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It Takes Courage To Have A Conscience When You Seem To See Others Getting Something Tangible Out Of Not Bothering To Struggle With The Morality Of A Situation. It Gets Frustrating And Demoralizing. This Is Precisely Where Character Comes In. All Throughout History Special People Have Felt Compelled To Do What They Objectively Saw As Right And Good - Even In The Face Of Humiliation Or Rejection Or Expulsion Or Torture Or Death. That Is Because They Believed That Certain Ideas Were More Important Than Individual Well-being.

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It Takes Courage To

Laura Schlessinger

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It Takes Courage To Have A Conscience When You Seem To See Others Getting Something Tangible Out Of Not Bothering To Struggle With The Morality Of A Situation. It Gets Frustrating And Demoralizing. This Is Precisely Where Character Comes In. All Throughout History Special People Have Felt Compelled To Do What They Objectively Saw As Right And Good - Even In The Face Of Humiliation Or Rejection Or Expulsion Or Torture Or Death. That Is Because They Believed That Certain Ideas Were More Important Than Individual Well-being.

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