Bravery is a quality shared by entrepreneurs, inventors, soldiers and gamblers, but in various contexts, it can also be a political virtue. As long ago as 19 BC, Virgil knew that fortune favours the brave. The Council of the EU is made up of national ministers. In the history of every nation, there have been important ministers, who have been successful in public life (even if they have not necessarily risen to become heads of government). The importance they achieved, whether in the fields...