Courage. Discuss

Apropo to our recent debate re. draft dodgers - cowards?
Just by coincidence, someone sent me an email with this
quote appended.

la n.

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you
decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are
wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to
believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and
follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier
needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women
to win them:" Ralph Waldo Emerson