It requires character and commitment, courage, imagination, and unrivaled staying power.

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Over time, those who have courage (and most important, staying power), may live to see their reward here on earth.

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But we can do no greater honor to her memory than to carry forward the power of her principle and a courage born of conviction.

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Within this construct, individuals have the power to take accountability, step up to what has to be done, and have the courage to make change, both on the individual level, and the organizational level.

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