13/14 Moreover, the really brave soul declines all ovation. _To have done the right thing at the right time is reward in itself._ This quality of self-strength and self-dependence is not confined to any race of people, but in nations where personal liberty survives initiative is at its best. Somehow, whenever the emergency, _the man comes forth to do and dare_. The great world war, still raging as these lines are penned, has furnished untold thousands of examples of courageous action---enough to last until the end of human affairs, but they will go on and on in multiplied form, each day's score superseding those of the day before. |