Courage
[美]約翰·菲茨傑拉德·肯尼迪/John Fitzgerald Kennedy
人生中的勇氣，經常不像緊要時刻的勇氣那麽富於戲劇性，但是這種勇氣卻同樣是一個關於勝利和悲劇的壯觀混合體。一個人去做他必須做的一切事情——不計個人得失，不考慮種種的障礙、危險和壓力——這就是人類一切道德的基石。
勇敢，不需要特殊的條件，也沒有奇妙的規則，同樣也不需要時間、地點和情況的特意配合。它是每個人遲早都會遇到的這麽一個機會。政治不過是對勇氣進行特殊考驗的一個場所而已。不管在人生的什麽場合下遭遇勇氣的挑戰，也不論為了遵從自己的良心而將麵對什麽樣犧牲——朋友、財富和滿足的喪失，甚至同伴對你的敬重——每個人都必須自己決斷所遵行的方針政策。旁人勇敢的故事可以闡釋那個因素——能夠教導我們，為我們帶來希望和靈感，但卻不能給我們帶來勇氣。因為每個人必須到自己的靈魂深處去尋找勇氣。
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment； but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must—in spite of personal consequences， in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures—and that is the basis of all human morality.
To be courageous… requires no exceptional qualifications， no magic formula， no special combination of time， place and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all. Politics merely furnishes one arena which imposes special tests of courage. In whatever arena of life one may meet challenge of courage， whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience—the loss of his friends， his fortune， his contentment， even the esteem of his fellow men—each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of pastcourage can define that ingredient—they can teach， they can offer hope， they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.