Edmund Burke's Quote - No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of actin

Quote by Edmund Burke

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of actin

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. – Edmund Burke

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Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity. – Mason Cooley

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I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. – Thomas Jefferson

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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. – Vannevar Bush

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