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The full quote reads, "Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the ability to act effectively, in spite of fear."

The late U.S. Sen. John McCain wrote a passage very similar to that in his 2004 book, "Why Courage Matters."

Become the man he wanted to be. we're all afraid of something, mccain wrote in his book "why courage matters." don't let the sensation of fear convince you that you're too weak to have courage. fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice. we were meant to love and meant to have the courage for it, so be brave. the rest is easy. we're in an era right now of lies and indecency, of tribalism and nastiness. in this era, we lost someone who tried, tried to embody the opposite of those vicious impulses. his loss leaves a chasm in the public square. our thoughts today are especially w...