Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through not matter what.
¶ To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
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Harper Lee (b. 1926) American writer [Nellie Harper Lee]
"They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions," said Atticus, "but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
¶ To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
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