Courage : TED Radio Hour What does it mean to be courageous? Is it an automatic response or a conscious choice? This hour, TED speakers examine the nature of courage and what it takes to risk everything to do the right thing.

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What does it mean to be courageous? Is it an automatic response or a conscious choice? This hour, TED speakers examine the nature of courage and what it takes to risk everything to do the right thing.

"The choice to say something is risky, and the choice to say nothing is risky. So there is no safe path." - Margaret Heffernan Mózsi Gábor/TED hide caption

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Margaret Heffernan: What Does Everyday Courage Look Like?

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Reporter Janine di Giovanni shares her stories about war and courage. Ryan Lash/TED/TED hide caption

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Janine di Giovanni: What Does It Take To Cover A War?

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"When you grow up poor in America, often you feel very invisible, and like you don't have a voice. Just like many Afghans feel." -Kimberly Motley James Duncan Davidson/James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption

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Kimberley Motley: How Can The Rule Of Law Bring "Justness" And Not Just Justice?

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Leana Wen: What Does It Take To Bring Transparency To Medicine?

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