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The definition of courage, revisited.

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Courage  (noun \ˈkər-ij, ˈkə-rij\): A lso referred to as bravery, boldness, fearlessness, mettle, fortitude, or intrepidity - is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation.  " Physical courage " is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death, while " moral courage " is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal or discouragement. (Apologies in advance to international cafesupporters for putting up with this longwinded sidebar to some of 'my fellow Americans.')   Howya yanks! It seems to me from reading the buzzing social media-sphere over the past few days that some of you question Tyler Hamilton's moral character and motivation in writing The Secret Race . I completely understand why you feel the way you do.  Don't agree, but understand. Thanks to some revisionist history, we've been duped into accepting a modified definition of what 'moral co...