“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare,” wrote Mark Twain more than a century ago.
If moral courage means knowing what’s right and both doing it and defending it in spite of fear or obstructions, would you say we’ve improved over the years? My heart wants to say yes but my head tells me no. Every day seems to bring distressing news of moral courage in decline.
When we see acts of moral courage, we should recognize and applaud those who show it. We should feel emboldened to practice more of it ourselves….