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Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much. ↗

— Bill Owens

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Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obama's Waterloo. ↗

— Camille Paglia

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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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I started flying because I had a fear of it early on. I figured if I learned to fly, I would understand better what was happening and started taking lessons in the late 1950's, once I had made some money on tour. ↗

— Arnold Palmer

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The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness. ↗

— Dorothy Thompson

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I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. ↗

— Rosa Parks

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Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply... For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much. ↗

— Alan Paton

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If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. ↗

— George S. Patton

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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood. ↗

— George S. Patton

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The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! ↗

— George S. Patton

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