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“The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.”

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Author:James Freeman Clarke

“The conscience is eternal and never dies. Peace if possible, but truth at any rate.”

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Author:Martin Luther

“Courage without conscience is a wild beast.”

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Book:The Works of Robert G.Ingersoll. [Dresden Ed.]

Source: The Works of Robert G.Ingersoll. [Dresden Ed.]

“If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.”

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Author:Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

“On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.”

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Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.”

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Book:All Men Are Brothers

Source: All Men Are Brothers

“In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.”

“Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.”

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Book:Self-culture, lectures

Source: Self-culture, lectures

“Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses.”

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Author:Immanuel Kant

“It isn't the absence of conscience or values that prevents us from being all we should be, it is simply the lack of moral courage.”

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Author:Michael Josephson

“A person who sins neither in thought nor deed, and is fair and just, gains enormous courage and strength. As a leader, you need courage born of integrity in order to be capable of powerful leadership. To achieve this courage, you must search your heart, and make sure your conscience is clear and your behavior is beyond reproach.”

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Author:Konosuke Matsushita