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> [“To be heroic does not have to mean possessing the ability to stand against the evils of the world, either well or successfully, but just that one is willing to stand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-alsford/to-be-heroic-does-not-have-to-mean-possessing-the-ability-to-stand/)

Mike Alsford

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## More by Mike Alsford

> [“To be heroic may mean nothing more than this then, to stand in the face of the status quo, in the face of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-alsford/to-be-heroic-may-mean-nothing-more-than-this-then-to-stand-in-the/)

Mike Alsford

> [“It is both the greatest power and potentially the greatest weakness of the hero to love and care and strive beyond reason. The hero…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-alsford/it-is-both-the-greatest-power-and-potentially-the-greatest-weakness/)

Mike Alsford

> [“The hero, it might be said, is called into being when perception of a need an the recognition of responsibility toward it are backed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-alsford/the-hero-it-might-be-said-is-called-into-being-when-perception-of-a/)

Mike Alsford

> [“To be heroic does not have to mean possessing the ability to stand against the evils of the world, either well or successfully, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-alsford/to-be-heroic-does-not-have-to-mean-possessing-the-ability-to-stand/)

Mike Alsford

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