Courage Begins with One Voice
There is a common lament that there are no more heroes That perception is wrong. have spent the last two years interviewing 51 people I from 40 countries about the nature of courage. Imprisoned, tortured threatened with death, these women and men spoke to me with compelling eloquence on the subjects to which they have devoted their lives and for which they are willing to sacrifice them from free expression to women's rights, from environmental defense to eradicating slavery
Among them are the internationally celebrated, including Nobel Prize laureates. But most of them are unknown and (as yet) unsung beyond their national boundaries Their determination, valor, and commitment face of overwhelming danger challenge each of us to take up the torch for a more decent society.
Kailash Satyarthi, India
"Small children of six, seven years and older are forced to work 14 hours day without a break or a day for rest," says Kailash Satyarthi of the more than six million children in India who work in bonded labor a form of slavery