“Non vi è esperienza più liberatoria, più esaltante che determinare la propria posizione, dichiararla coraggiosamente, ed agire con fermezza.”
Originale
In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly.
Origine: Tomorrow Is Now (1963), pp. 119–120
Contesto: We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity. In the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are. … In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly.
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