by In science, courage is to follow the motto of enlightenment and Kant’s dictum — Sapere Aude! To use your understanding, have the courage to think for yourself and question ‘received opinion,’ authority or orthodoxy. In our daily lives, courage is the capability to confront fear, as when in front of the powerful and mighty, not to step back, but stand up for one’s right not to be humiliated or abused. Courage is to do the right thing in spite of danger and fear. As when the lawyer Hans Litten courageously confronted the SA and the NSDAP before the National Socialist “seizure of power” and paid for this commitment with his life. What we do in life echoes in eternity. [embedded content]
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In science, courage is to follow the motto of enlightenment and Kant’s dictum — Sapere Aude! To use your understanding, have the courage to think for yourself and question ‘received opinion,’ authority or orthodoxy.
In our daily lives, courage is the capability to confront fear, as when in front of the powerful and mighty, not to step back, but stand up for one’s right not to be humiliated or abused.
Courage is to do the right thing in spite of danger and fear.
As when the lawyer Hans Litten courageously confronted the SA and the NSDAP before the National Socialist “seizure of power” and paid for this commitment with his life.
What we do in life echoes in eternity.