Brave leadership is rare.

Chen once had political courage.

Obama s proposal is an important, honest, and politically courageous document.

In victory, magnanimity, Winston Churchill advised.

Ukraine s people have renewed their self respect through courage and resolution. They have reason to be proud.

We must have the courage to resolve such issues if we wish together to shape a better world.

I pay tribute to the courage and determination of the AU Mission in performing its vital mandate in Darfur.

Parallel with these changes, European leaders must publicly acknowledge that if the euro collapses, Europe will quickly revert to competitive devaluations, intra EU protection, and beggar thy neighbor policies, all of which were evident in the 1970 s and 1980 s.

We commend the political courage shown by the leaders of the two sides with regard to the withdrawal from Gaza and certain parts of the northern West Bank.

All of this calls for courageous and visionary economic leadership otherwise, our problems will fester and grow, and the solutions will become even more complex.

Unlike his two predecessors, Obama has had the courage to target the Israel Palestine problem, the intractable seat of the infection, from the beginning of his presidency.

Indeed, in order to make such investments, democracies require either brave leadership or an electorate that understands the costs of postponing hard choices.

They also assume that governments will have to the courage to back them as their opponents accuse them of socialism and crimes against freedom, innovation, dynamism, and so on.

War was men s business and women were not allowed to horn in, yet male officers could not help but admire the virile courage of this woman.

Who will be the French president courageous enough to apologize to Algeria and the Harkis? Of course, French crimes during Algeria s war of independence resemble those of Nazi Germany in neither scale nor motivation.

A third imperative is building a safer and more secure world. In this effort, we must be courageous in standing up for democracy, human rights, and peace.

Australia also warmly welcomes the democratic outcome of the September 2005 national and provincial elections and applauds the courage shown by all Afghans who took part, as candidates and as voters.

Yet, amidst the news reports over the past few months of financial fraud, bloodshed in India and Gaza, and global economic disasters, one item stood out for its bravery and nobility.

On the contrary, Pakistan s liberals are brave to agitate for democracy, the rule of law, and accountability for Musharraf, whose presidency appears beyond rehabilitation.

Despite being the poorest Arab country, Yemeni men and women exhibited their richness in bravery, resilience and steadfast but mostly they impressed the world with their peacefulness.

I think the CD must face the challenges of today's world, and muster the necessary courage to overcome these challenges, to start sailing uncharted waters, to take up opportunities which all of us know are out there.

Israel should therefore no longer refuse to participate in such negotiations, but should evince the courage necessary to reach both short and long term agreements.

Parallel with these changes, European leaders must publicly acknowledge that if the euro collapses, Europe will quickly revert to competitive devaluations, intra EU protection, and beggar thy neighbor policies, all of which were evident in the 1970 s and 1980 s. European public opinion must be made aware that increasing interdependence means that the exchange rate stability and gradual completion of the single market implied by the euro really do benefit all participants.

But I also recognize and now do so publicly in the Security Council that on occasion my Government has had to confront some appalling cases of criminal conduct by a few of our own peacekeepers, including, a few years ago, the brutal rape of a local woman by a Jordanian in what was then East Timor and, more recently, in Kosovo, the murder by a Jordanian civilian police officer of a fellow officer.

What would be important would be to be far bolder in our work because, as has already been said, boldness breeds success and the desired success for this new session of the Conference on Disarmament can be achieved only if we tackle our work boldly.

Within the Russian judiciary, Chuvashov was one of the rare judges with the courage to rule against powerful local government officials as well as high ranking officers of the interior ministry. Indeed, he dared to send a number of them to prison.

Unlike his two predecessors, Obama has had the courage to target the Israel Palestine problem, the intractable seat of the infection, from the beginning of his presidency. And he went to Cairo to address the Arab world with humility and respect, without shirking issues of human rights and individual freedom.

Similarly, girls are rewarded for being cute or pretty . Girls are not brave they are princesses . One study revealed that parents are four times more likely to caution their daughters against childhood mishaps that are not life threatening but entail a visit to the emergency room than they are their sons.

Thatcher was brave and resolute, but she was not magnanimous. She won famous victories, but showed no generosity to the defeated, in word or deed.

If we are to move forward and overcome the precarious situation of much of our population, we must have the capacity to act, political leaders who are able to fight corruption and judges who have the courage to apply the law and impose justice.

All of this calls for courageous and visionary economic leadership otherwise, our problems will fester and grow, and the solutions will become even more complex. Already, too many of our economy s difficulties, including worrisome trends in youth joblessness and long term unemployment, risk becoming structurally embedded.

And I feel blessed and fortunate that 15 years ago I had the courage to resign my tenured position at NYU and return to my home country where I can do these incredible rides with this group of troubled kids coming from Ethiopia and Morocco and Russia.

Chen once had political courage. Jailed years ago for his anti Kuomintang (KMT) activities, he stood up at great odds to the Chinese Communist Party, which sought in vain to subjugate him in cross Strait relations and in global politics.

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