heroism

Patriotism was ennobling, self-sacrifice was reflexive; heroism was rewarded, and everybody was proudly in this fight together.

Mr Martin also praised the "heroism" of a member of the public who helped restrain Diedrick.

It is, in some ways, the most pernicious because it strays far afield from direct claims of military and political heroism to celebrate a scientist, a profession built around facts.

Since “The Empire Strikes Back,” the movies have swung between messianic heroism and a more accommodating vision of how revolutions really happen.

Defying this power discrepancy is the source of both hubris and heroism in the protagonists of classical tragedy.