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Courage · SEJF
Theodore Roosevelt
His willingness to challenge the concentrated power of railroad and oil monopolies at direct political cost, his charge at San Juan Hill, and his conservation policies pursued against the objections of industrial interests reflect a Courage orientation applied consistently across military, environmental, and economic domains.
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John F. Kennedy
His moon speech, which committed the nation to a goal explicitly chosen because it was hard, his resolution during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and his authorship of Profiles in Courage all reflect a Courage orientation in which the principled acceptance of difficulty is treated as the central virtue of leadership.
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