Profiles in Courage | Themes
Political Courage
From the very beginning, Kennedy is clear that the purpose of his book is to present examples of political courage. He draws from the history of the U.S. Senate and the men of integrity who served there in the past. The first line of chapter one is, ‘‘This is a book about the most admirable of human virtues—courage.’’ He adds toward the end of the chapter that the stories he relates in Profiles in Courage are worth remembering, as are:
The stories of other senators of courage—men whose abiding loyalty...
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