He had long studied American history, the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution. He had also studied the U.N. charter. New's home school study had lead him to believe that serving under the U.N. Charter was not compatible with his military oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution. Our Constitution and Declaration of Independence declare that all human rights are God-given and that no man or government can abridge them. Michael New is not only a student of U.S. and U.N. documents but has also stood on his military training manuals.
Moral courage is as important as physical courage.
It is the courage to stand firm on your values, your moral principles and your convictions. You show moral courage when you do something based on one of your values of moral principles, knowing that the action may not be in your best interest. It takes special courage to support unpopular decisions and to make it difficult for others to do the wrong thing. Others may encourage you to embrace a 'slightly' unethical solution as the easiest or the most convenient method. Do not compromise your professional ethic or your individual values and moral principles.