From a Pulitzer Prize-win­ning inves­tiga­tive jour­nal­ist and a for­mer White House senior advi­sor, a cap­ti­vat­ing, hope­ful, and deeply report­ed man­u­al about how any­one can defy an author­i­tar­i­an — based on orig­i­nal inter­views with more than 100 dis­si­dents, activists, and the­o­rists across the world. Today near­ly three out of four peo­ple on earth live under author­i­tar­i­an­ism. But even under repres­sive con­di­tions, each of us holds the pow­er to help defeat auto­crats. Blend­ing rich, pre­vi­ous­ly untold nar­ra­tives with his­to­ry, spir­i­tu­al­i­ty, and move­ment research, Angwin and Fields-Mey­er deliv­er a high­ly acces­si­ble book full of prac­ti­cal lessons — an inspir­ing resource for any­one, any­where, who feel the walls of his­to­ry clos­ing in on them. Meet a stu­dent from Hong Kong who risked every­thing for democ­ra­cy. A mom in work­ing-class Cara­cas who broke with the polit­i­cal move­ment that raised her. A reli­gious Israeli fight­ing for social equal­i­ty. Cairo twen­ty some­things who staged a gut­sy stunt to help bring down a dic­ta­tor. Peo­ple across five con­ti­nents who faced seri­ous risks for dis­sent­ing in their work­place, their com­mu­ni­ty, or their coun­try — but did it any­way. On Courage is a roadmap to polit­i­cal courage and a pow­er­ful case for how tak­ing per­son­al risks can help save the free world.