In contrast to these profiles in courage, Dr. Carmona went along to get along.

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In 1955, while recuperating from a back operation, he wrote Profiles in Courage, which won the Pulitzer Prize in history.

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Her most prominent public roles to date involved overseeing her father's presidential library and presenting the annual Profiles in Courage Award.

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There were no profiles in courage last week from the political campaigns.

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But in a 2002 Time magazine interview promoting the updated "Profiles in Courage, " Kennedy would not rule out the possibility of a run for public office.

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Alternative and experimental educational and social services programs were discussed -- many of which involve large elements of private sector support -- and so-called "Profiles in Courage" presentations featuring people who described themselves as products of such endeavors.

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"These are like profiles in American courage, " an Atlanta gay rights attorney, Greg Nevins, said when we were discussing rural, gay life.

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