What president kennedy understood was the character of the people he led : our resilience , our fearlessness , our distinctly american ability , revealed time and again throughout history , to defy the odds , to fashion our future , to make the world anew .
Mr hazare 's fearlessness , his gandhian tactics and his attempts to distance his campaign from entrenched political interests , fill many with a hope that honesty can return to public life .
After his home state of virginia seceded from the union in 1861 , jackson joined the confederate army and quickly forged his reputation for fearlessness and tenacity during the shenandoah valley campaign later that same year .