"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." ― Martin Luther King, Jr. Topic(s): Courage Tags: build, courage, dikes More From Martin Luther King, Jr. "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." "A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan." "Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." More In Courage "The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it."― Gilbert K. Chesterton "Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God."― Robert Dale Owen "Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected."― Bob Woodward