All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverne

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. – Stendhal

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Replace fear with gratitude, and your whole world changes. – Terri Guillemets, “A renewed outlook,” 2007

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I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I. – David Brainerd

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I have been thinking about the notion of perfect love as being without fear, and what that means for us in a world thats becoming increasingly xenophobic, tortured by fundamentalism and nationalism. – Bell Hooks

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I know a lot of people fear the rougher types who might be at a state school, but surely it is better to know who they are and how to deal with them than for that kind of child to appear as a completely different species to yours. – Arabella Weir

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