I hope that you will always speak the truth boldly, saying what needs to be said no matter whom you’re addressing. When it comes to championing a just cause, you must never be cowardly, never fawn, never try to curry favor.
Please never turn your back on your faith. Courage is crucial. There is no room for faintheartedness in faith. The timid doom themselves to ridicule–from their partners, from their children, from their friends, from the world at large. Nichiren declares that there is no place for cowards among his disciples. President Toda said the same.