Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in a bed.

Charles Lindbergh

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Topic

Taking risks Risk Courage Adventure

Author

Charles Lindbergh

Source

Journals of Charles Lindburgh

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Aviator

From

United States

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Citation

Lindbergh, Charles. Journal entry. 26 Aug. 1938.

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Time
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Citation

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Genre
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Language
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Time
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