Question

Summary and Critical appreciation of 'What is Courage' by William Slim in detail

Answer 1

According to William Slim, courage is an affair of spirit. It is the capability of working with a strong mind in all situations. There are two types of courage – physical and moral. While physical courage refers to the ability of an individual to face physical danger, moral courage is more daunting and is a test of character of the individual. Thus, moral courage and character are very closely related. A person may have just one of the two courages. Often, it is more difficult to find a person with moral courage.


Courage is the most important virtue, because it forms the basis of all other virtues of an individual. Moreover, the progress of mankind highly depends on the moral courage of individuals. People who are able to act according to what their conscience tells them to do are courageous to deal with any situation.

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Answer 2

According to Sir William Slim, there are two different types of courage, namely, physical and moral. The author says that he has encountered people with anyone of the two types. He has seen both kinds of people with only either physical courage or only moral courage.

Generally, people with moral courage are not open to taking risks. It is more difficult to find people with  this kind of courage than people with physical courage.