The answer depends on where one's priorities lie, though shying away from actions that would benefit the common good out of a fear of making enemies seems a cowardly, morally vacuous position to hold (and if this is the logic of our universities, then they probably deserve to take flak).
"It's just so cowardly to take a position and not sign your name," said Charles W. Keeler III, the president of Integrity/Staten Island, a gay and lesbian ministry within the Episcopal Church.
In summary, Stansky's big bets were market-weighted positions in GE, Exxon, and Microsoft a cowardly lion's way out.
But as Democratic voters send more diverse and more progressive politicians to Congress, what once were safe positions will continue to look cowardly.
Waiting so long to take a position on Keystone XL looks plain cowardly in retrospect.
Ms. Palin told reporters in Alaska that the anonymous criticism was "cowardly," and that she had discussed the campaign's position on Nafta at her debate prep sessions.
But, if you honestly believe the Arts Council is out of touch and cowardly, shouldn't you try to change it by applying for a position, rather than assuming the worst and sniping?
Let us state this unequivocally: false equivalency – the practice of giving equal media time and space to demonstrably invalid positions for the sake of supposed reportorial balance – is dishonest, pernicious and cowardly.
The airstrikes on the Pakistani positions sparked a diplomatic row between the two allies: Pakistan called the incident "unprovoked and cowardly"; American officials regretted what they called a tragic mistake.
This idea places Senate Democrats in an unfamiliar position, since it requires them to be both brave and cynical, whereas they are usually most comfortable being cowardly and idealistic.
