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Foreword
Preface 1. Courage and Politics PART ONE? THE TIME AND THE PLACE 2. “The magistrate is the servant not . . . of the people but of his God.” JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PART TWO?THE TIME AND THE PLACE 3. “. . . not as a Massachusetts man but as an American . . .” DANIEL WEBSTER 4. “I despise the bubble popularity. . . .” THOMAS HART BENTON 5. “. . . I can forget that I am called a traitor.” SAM HOUSTON PART THREE?THE TIME AND THE PLACE 6. “I looked down into my open grave . . .” EDMUND G. ROSS 7. “Today I must be true or false . . .” LUCIUS QUINTUS CINCINNATUS LAMAR PART FOUR?THE TIME AND THE PLACE 8. “I have come home to tell you the truth.” GEORGE NORRIS 9. “Liberty of the individual to think his own thoughts.” ROBERT A. TAFT 10. “. . . consolation for the contempt of mankind.” ADDITIONAL MEN OF COURAGE 11. The Meaning of Courage BIBLIOGRAPHY |