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'''Bravery''' is the quality that allows someone to do things that are dangerous or frightening. It is the quality or state of being brave.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bravery Accessed December 12, 2014</ref>
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'''Bravery''' is the quality that allows someone to do things that are dangerous or frightening. It is the quality or state of being brave.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bravery Accessed December 12, 2014</ref>
  
 
1. brave spirit or conduct; [[courage]]; [[valor]].
 
1. brave spirit or conduct; [[courage]]; [[valor]].
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― [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
 
― [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
  
==See Also==
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==See also==
 
* [[Duty]]
 
* [[Duty]]
 
* [[Courage]]
 
* [[Courage]]
 
* [[Veteran]]s
 
* [[Veteran]]s
 
* [[Hero]]: [[Gallery of American Heroes]]
 
* [[Hero]]: [[Gallery of American Heroes]]
* [[Memorial Day]], [[Veterans Day]], [[Remembrance Day]]
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* [[Oath Keepers]]
* [[Oath Keepers]] - Support and defend the [[unalienable rights]] of [[America]]
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* [[U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs]] and [[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]
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* [[5 U.S.C. § 3331|Oath for federal officials]]
 
* [[5 U.S.C. § 3331|Oath for federal officials]]
 
* [[28 U.S.C. § 453|Oath for federal judges]]
 
* [[28 U.S.C. § 453|Oath for federal judges]]
 
* [[Iraq Veterans for Congress]]
 
* [[Iraq Veterans for Congress]]
 
* [[Vow]]
 
* [[Vow]]
* [[Police state]]s-[[Nanny state]]s violate the [[United States Constitution]]-[[Bill of Rights]] (especially [[Second Amendment]] and [[Fourth Amendment]]) and [[Citizen]]'s [[Unalienable rights]] by not upholding their oath to support and defend the [[Constitution]].
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist|2}}
 
{{reflist|2}}
  
==External Links==
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==External links==
 
* https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/bravery
 
* https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/bravery
 
* [http://oathkeepers.org Oath Keepers]
 
* [http://oathkeepers.org Oath Keepers]

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Bravery is the quality that allows someone to do things that are dangerous or frightening. It is the quality or state of being brave.[1]

1. brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor. 2. showiness; splendor; magnificence.

Pronunciation

brey-vuh-ree, breyv-ree

noun, plural braveries.

Etymology

Origin: 1540-50; probably < Italian braveria, equivalent to brav(are) to brave + -eria -ery[2]

Synonyms

Intrepidity, fearlessness, boldness, daring, prowess, heroism, pluck, spirit, audacity, nerve, mettle, spunk. See courage.

Antonyms

Cowardice.

Quotes

  • “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” ― Mark Twain
  • “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”

― Mark Twain

  • “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela
  • “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

Theodore Roosevelt

See also

References

External links