History is written with blood, sweat, and tears, and it is etched into eternity by the quiet endurance of courageous people. People who stood up (or sat down) . . . People who fought . . . People who risked . . . People who spoke . . . People who tried . . . People who conquered their fears, who acted with courage, and, in some cases, briefly achieved that higher plane of existence—they entered the hall of heroes as peers and equals.
