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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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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. – John Adams

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power
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John Adams
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Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination – everything which can charm and bewitch the simple and ignorant. I wonder how Luther ever broke the spell. – John Adams

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To good and true love fear is forever affixed. – Francois Rabelais

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Id rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, its probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased. – Jack Nicklaus

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Youve got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge. – Mariska Hargitay

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I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what were lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and its worse than fear – its active disengagement. – Ken Burns

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The laws of Nature are written in the language of mathematics…the symbols are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without whose help it is impossible to comprehend a single word. – Galileo Galilei

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It may be life is only worthwhile at moments. Perhaps that is all we ought to expect. – Sherwood Anderson

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