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Fear is the foundation of most governments. - John Adams

Fear is the foundation of most governments. – John Adams

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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. – John Adams

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John Adams
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The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. – John Adams

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Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight. – Milan Kundera

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Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people dont choose what they want they choose what they think is safe. – Phil McGraw

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I think people that have fear that, Oh if I have a kid I wont be able to do this and I wont be able to do that. Its kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better. – Anthony Kiedis

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I find fear is a great motivator to work hard. – Greg Kinnear

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Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. – Albert Einstein, The World As I See It, 1934

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That sense of what happened in Europe in World War II has shaped a lot of my views. – Paul Wolfowitz

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