Courage Is Calling – Quote #71

It is the cowardice of others that creates the opportunities for the individual hero. “When events become grave, and peril pressing,” de Gaulle had written in the 1920s, “a sort of tidal wave pushes men of character into the front rank.” Now the events for him were grave and pressing, just as they might be for you. He was ready to answer the call. More, he was putting out the call, to anyone and everyone who was willing to join him.