Word: heroism
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...expedition which sails next Saturday stands for the highest type of heroism. Its members are ready to give their lives, if necessary, to help humanity. They are going to aid a people of whom they know nothing. At the same time they are serving their own country, for if the disease ever spreads to America, its ravages would undoubtedly be terrible. The names of those who are setting out on this mission will not soon be forgotten by their University...
Would not we be willing to do likewise if our country needed us, and would not we think it most ignoble in others to ridicule the symbol of our devotion and heroism...
...appeared to go out against Goliath nobody else dared to, and it looked as though their armies would be hopelessly defeated and driven back. Just then there appeared this young shepherd. Now, David had three qualifications for going forth against Goliath. One of them was that he had the heroism to expose himself to what was believed to be absolutely certain death, and, secondly, he had the faith that he would succeed, and the third quality that he had was the good sense, the intelligence, the wisdom, call it what you please,--in short, the imagination to understand that there...
...knew him prized very highly his ideals and sterling character; but few, even among his intimates, realized fully the heroism with which he threw himself into this work. His health, at best, was very frail, and he well knew its frailty; but he never faltered. His courage was none the less real because it was silent and unobtrusive; and he leaves with us an enduring reverence for the brave and able fulfillment of his duty, as well as warmly affectionate memories of his kindly and sympathetic personality...