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• a  possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
  a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth
  set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory

• Benjamin Pogrund, one of South Africa's most courageous reporters during the dark era of apartheid, has added a valuable third dimension in War of Words (Seven Stories Press, 380 .
• In the end, Oprah Winfrey had to defend her own ethical standards of truth on her television program, which was courageous of her; and Nan Talese had to defend her standards as a .
• This courageous blogger finds ways to speak the truth in Castro's Cuba.

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News & Articles

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• Women fight off knife-wielding man
  Two courageous woman ambushed at knife point early yesterday morning fought off a sexual predator on Mission Hill in two separate attacks police say may be connected. In both cases the women were approached from behind and attacked with a knife, according to police, who yesterday urged anyone with information on either incident to come forward to help catch the attacker.
  June 16, 2013 - Boston Herald
• Jayden, 5, Is Westboro Baptist Church Newest Foe
  Jayden Sink is taking on the Westboro Baptist Church hate group — and the courageous 5-year-old set up right across the street to do it. On Friday afternoon, the little girl set up a stand selling pink lemonade outside The Equality House in Topeka, Kansas. The money is part of her fundraiser for the Planting... Read more » Jayden, 5, Is Westboro Baptist Church Newest Foe is a post from: The ...
  June 16, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• NIC-10 Courageous: Becca Allen plays on
  Jefferson’s Becca Allen, this year’s recipient of the Judy Wells Courageous Female Athlete of the Year Award, continued to show the world she could do anything she put her mind to.
  June 13, 2013 - Rockford Register Star

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Globe and Mail
  Today, we have lost a courageous security guard who stood watch at this place of remembrance,President Obama said last night in a statement.
• President Bush in Reuters
  One day people will look back at this moment in history and say 'thank God there were courageous people willing to serve' because they laid the foundation for peace for generations to come,Bush said after a roadside bomb killed four US...
• Jimmy Carter in Parkersburg News
  He was my closest and most valuable adviser while I served as president. I respected him and attempted in every way to remain in his good graces,Carter said. "He was a giant among legislators, and was courageous in espousing controversial...