On a morning of horrors on Sept. 11, 2001, we witnessed acts of sacrifice that will live forever in American memory. As people fled the World Trade Center, amid falling bodies and debris, firefighters ...

I SHOULD like you to consider with me a characteristic and fundamental phase of the structure upon which our society is built — its morale. You have no need to be reminded that the last generation has ...

THE Romans had a military machine, called a balista, a sort of vast crossbow, which discharged huge stones. It is said, that, when the first one was exhibited, an athlete exclaimed, “ Farewell ...

Courage is an indispensable yet--even in psychotherapy--surprisingly underrated commodity. Life requires courage. Yet we tend to lose sight of its vital meaning, power and importance. I am not ...

Carl von Clausewitz, the Prussian philosopher of war, wrote in the early nineteenth century that “courage is of two kinds: first, physical courage, or courage in the presence of danger; and next, ...

Some time back, David James wrote an excellent Community Perspective in this paper under the headline “The Fight Against Tyranny Demands Courage from Us All.” His well-chosen words led to reflection ...