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What does courage mean now? Sarah Francis


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Avi Primor: In my opinion courage means moral courage. For me courage means to be strong enough to fight against the own environment too. You are brave, if you fight against your enemy, if you fight for your nation. This is a kind of bravery that is connected with the general public. You are doing what everybody else does. You swim with the current, you go together with the others. You are brave, if you stand alone - against others and especially against your own people. So members of Resistance during the Second World War were very courageous people. Resistance fighters need more courage than soldiers on the battlefield. But members of Resistance in Germany not only had to fight against the political power, the public authorities, the state of terror, but they also had to resist the contempt of their own friends, neighbours, of society, even of their own family - they were really courageous. Moral courage is very, very difficult. Not only because it means something for others and for your own people, but also because it lasts for a long time. A battle can be short - you can lose your life there. But to offer resistance against your own society, your own friends for years - for this you need a tremendous amount of courage. Once again: In my opinion courage means moral courage.