'Thus conscience makes cowards of us all'

Send us Fan Mail I recently saw a podcast episode hosted by Chris Williamson - YouTube I ask myself the same questions often, and yet a question was proposed even by Shakespeare himself in Hamlet. 'Thus conscience makes cowards of us all' Shakespeare's famous line isn't about morality making us weak. It's about self-awareness and the cost of thinking ahead. Why do we hesitate to act, even when it would relieve suffering? The obstacle isn't always pain, but our own imagination an...