Courage
[美]约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪/John Fitzgerald Kennedy
人生中的勇气，经常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性，但是这种勇气却同样是一个关于胜利和悲剧的壮观混合体。一个人去做他必须做的一切事情——不计个人得失，不考虑种种的障碍、危险和压力——这就是人类一切道德的基石。
勇敢，不需要特殊的条件，也没有奇妙的规则，同样也不需要时间、地点和情况的特意配合。它是每个人迟早都会遇到的这么一个机会。政治不过是对勇气进行特殊考验的一个场所而已。不管在人生的什么场合下遭遇勇气的挑战，也不论为了遵从自己的良心而将面对什么样牺牲——朋友、财富和满足的丧失，甚至同伴对你的敬重——每个人都必须自己决断所遵行的方针政策。旁人勇敢的故事可以阐释那个因素——能够教导我们，为我们带来希望和灵感，但却不能给我们带来勇气。因为每个人必须到自己的灵魂深处去寻找勇气。
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.