Civic courage

Civic courage is the willingness to talk directly to people in authority. Alternatives are avoiding authority all together, or communicating only what is perceived to be expected. Actions that require civic courage vary by culture.

See also

• Andrei Sakharov Prize For Writer's Civic Courage
• The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation
• Civil Courage

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