To Kill a Mockingbird

"courage is doing what is right, even when the odds of succeeding are poor" "what are some quotes in the book to spport the theme

"courage is doing what is right, even when the odds of succeeding are poor" "what are some quotes in the book to spport the theme

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"Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one’s mine, I guess. You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down."

"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win."

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew."