Dr. Tom Cooper brings the complex and fascinating stories of a dozen diverse people across the ages who made difficult decisions that made the word a better and safer place. "Doing the Right Thing: Twelve Protraits in Moral Courage" tells of John F Kennedy & the Cuban Missile Crisis; Queen Esther & a Persian genocide against the Jews; Socrates who chose death as a teaching moment; John Adams, forced to choose between helping our ally France in their Revolution which had become a Reign of Terror; William Wilberforce & his desperate attempt to end slavery in the British Empire; Marie Curie, radiant and at risk; Mohandas Gandhi, who chose non-violence and gained independence; Harry Truman, forced to chose whether or not to use the most lethal weapon ever devised; Rachel Carson, balancing her life with ecology; Edward R. Murrow vs. Joe McCarthy; Nelson Mandela, speaking truth to power; and Malala Yousafzai, standing up against oppression despite her youth.
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