Food for Thought: On Valor and Heroism

"The fear of God makes a hero, the fear of man makes a coward." -Alvin York

"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir, and there are many victories worse than defeat." -George Eliot

"Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger, but in being prompt to confront and disarm it." - Sir Walter Scott