content: While you're not wrong, those people generally paid heavy consideration to the consequences of their actions. They looked at what they could potentially accomplish in planting themselves beside their river of truth, and looked at what actions they would have to take, and what the cost would be to them personally and to society.  As an example, I believe in women's equality, and think women are mistreated in many parts of the world, but it would be foolhardy to engage in nuclear war to accomplish those ends.  You should never say, "no matter the odds or the consequences." Rather than disregard the consequences, you should weigh the consequences and choose to accept them, or set your belief aside if they are too great. Which is ultimately what Captain America did, abandoning his firm statement shown in this image.