英语经典美文诵读100篇：028.courage
[00:11.45]The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment;
[00:18.57]but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.
[00:25.54]A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences,
[00:30.34]in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
[00:39.81]To be courageous ... requires no exceptional qualifications,
[00:45.03]no magic formula, no special combination of time, place and circumstance.
[00:51.73]It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all.
[00:57.99]Politics merely furnishes one arena which imposes special tests of courage.
[01:04.57]In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage,
[01:08.88]whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends,
[01:15.87]his fortune, his contentment,
[01:18.74]even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow.
[01:27.25]The stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope,
[01:34.87]they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself.
[01:41.03]For this each man must look into his own soul.
