Unexpected Valor! - 1209 Words

Adolf Hitler once said, â€Å"The one means that wins the easiest victory over reason: terror and force.† in 1933, at the peak of World War II. That is truly the way he ruled the people, by terror and force. Millions and millions of people were killed because one sick man came to power and convinced the multitude that the Jewish race was corrupt. As the whole country seemed to follow him, there was a few shining people that stood up for what they believed in and disobeyed the law. They intentionally put their lives in danger for the sake of humanity. Frank Foley was one of these few selfless people of the time. One has to wonder, although, with so much on the line, were Foley and the people like him right in going against the status quo? The†¦show more content†¦It is an amazing number and an unbelievably selfless thing that he did on a day to day basis. The struggles Foley faced in life helped him to develop into the great man that he was. It is said that Frank Fole y was a small man, only reaching up to five foot four inches (Smith 1-273). He wore round spectacles and for most he did not look the part of Britain’s top spy (Smith 1-273). Foley and his wife, Kay, and daughter, Ursula, were said to live a fairly quiet life (Smith 1-273). In an interview this year 62-year old Peter Weiss, whose mother escaped the Nazis in 1933 in a visa given to her by Foley, said; â€Å" [h]e was a small, insignificant man in glasses, but today me, and all the children of the survivors, are his legacy.† Frank Foley died in May 1958 from two massive heart attacks, and although they tried to save him, it was too late (Smith 1-273). This great man that had once saved so many Jewish people from death was now dead himself. There were many family friends at Foley’s funeral and after time thank you letters and letters of sympathy rolled in for him (Smith 1-273). Foley left behind a wife, Kay, and only one child, Ursula Foley, whom he loved dearly(Smith 1-273). Their lives were constantly in danger with the work that he was doing although. It is amazing that they were never harmed. Kay Foley worked beside her husband in many accounts and she was very proud of all the things thatShow MoreRelatedEssay on Fotune is a Woman: The Conception of Virtu1315 Words   |  6 PagesMachiavelli’s concept of virtu. Machiavelli’s concept of virtu is not like moral virtue, as some of us might know, but instead a virtu that displays qualities of bravery, pride, strength, and even callousness. Virtu has even been translated in The Prince as valor, which is to have great courage in the face of danger (XXV). Machiavelli seems to believe that Fortune can only truly be resisted with such virtue. That to beat and force Fortune down is to not be afraid of its opposition. 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