You rarely win, but sometimes you do.

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 see it through no matter what.- Atticus Finch

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what

He's the same in the court-room as he is on the public streets.

Jen and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction, and were at times free to interrupt Atticus for a translation when it was beyond our understanding.

Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?

I wanted you to see something about her—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.

She was the bravest person I ever knew.

La seule chose qui ne doive pas céder à la loi de la majorité est la conscience de l'individu