I'm a United States Senator because in 1848 a group of courageous women and a few brave men gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, many traveling for days and nights, to participate in the first convention on women's rights in our history.

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown described the England players as "brave and courageous".

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"It's a brave and courageous decision that will be respected around the world, " said England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Hugh Morris.

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Lt Col Gerald Strickland MBE, Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, said that with Major Bowman's death, the battalion had lost a "brave" and "truly courageous" commander who had led with a "rare determination".

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