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Profiles in Courage is a work of American political history and political ethics written by John F. Kennedy while he was a United States senator from Massachusetts. First published in 1955 and later awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the book examines public leadership through the lives of eight senators who chose principle over immediate political safety. Its subject is not courage in war or private life, but the more ambiguous courage required in representative government, where elected officials must balance conscience, party loyalty, public opinion, and constitutional duty. Kennedy presents historical episodes from different periods of United States history, including debates over sectional conflict, Reconstruction, impeachment, Senate reform, and foreign policy judgment. The book combines narrative history with moral reflection, making it both a study of individual character and a defense of political independence. Its continuing relevance comes from its central question: when should a public official risk office, reputation, and influence to do what seems right.