It is a tiresome way of speaking when you should despatch the business to beat about the bush.

Plautus
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  3. Courage in danger is half the battle.

  4. Courage is its own reward.

  5. Courage is what preserves our liberty safety life and our homes and parents our country and children. Courage comprises all things.

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